What is the meaning of Zeugma?

(n.) 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.
5
 
|15 years ago|375 views|share |citing 
APAWebster's. (2011). zeugma. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/zeugma/definitions/2083472
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "zeugma" http://smartdefine.org/zeugma/definitions/2083472 (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, zeugma, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/zeugma/definitions/2083472>.
MLAWebster's. "zeugma" 28 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/zeugma/definitions/2083472>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)