zeugma

zeugma is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;" where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;" where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma.
2. noun. use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one

   "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"

Common word forms

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