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hypozeuxis

hy·po·zeu·xis

UK/haɪpəˈzjuːksɪs/ US/haɪpəʊˈzuːksɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered'')

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) + ζευγνύναι (zeugnúnai, “to yoke”)

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