Syllepsis - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Syllepsis : (noun)

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

Based on WordNet 2.0

Syllepsis : \Syl*lep"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. sy`llhpsis a taking together, from ?. See syllable, n.] 1. (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.

2. (Gram.) 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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Syllepsis
	edwiles: @WordplayGuild yay Syllepsis!
	Andrew_Taylor: How To Write Badly Well: Learn about Syllepsis, then refuse to stop employing it http://ff.im/-cCgai
	aleaiacta: Syllepsis for the win!

Syllepsis - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Syllepsis