syllepsis

syllepsis is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
2. noun. The agreement of a verb or adjective with one, rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it might agree in gender, number, etc.; as, rex et regina beati.
3. noun. use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one

Words from these letters

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