CEFR B1

zeugmas

noun

Meaning

Zeugmas means the act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.

Examples

The article uses zeugmas to mean (rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply....
The teacher asked students to find zeugmas in the reading.

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zeugmas (B1)

noun

Definition

Zeugmas means the act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.

Examples

The article uses zeugmas to mean (rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply....
The teacher asked students to find zeugmas in the reading.
Check the words around zeugmas to choose the right meaning.

How to Use zeugmas

a/the zeugmas (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a zeugmas."
zeugmas in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked zeugmas in context before translating it."

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