OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26228

syllepsis

/sɪˈlɛp.sɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
silepsis
A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity.
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