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syllepsis

syl·lep·sis

UK/sɪˈlɛp.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one

Origin

From Latin syllepsis, from Ancient Greek σύλληψις (súllēpsis), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō).

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