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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
zeugma
['zjuːgmə]
сущ.; лат.; лингв.; лит.
зевгма (фигура речи, характеризующаяся нарушением семантического согласования грамматически однородных компонентов, присоединяющихся к ядерному слову: She opened the door and her heart to the homeless boy. — Она открыла дверь и своё сердце бездомному мальчику.) см. тж. syllepsis
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zeugma
'zjuːgməNounзевгма syllepsis
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zeugma
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | zeugma | zeugmas |
| Possessive case | zeugma's | zeugmas' |