epizeugma en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Proto-Indo-European *yewg-der. Ancient Greek ζεύγνῡμι (zeúgnūmi) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek ζεῦγμα (zeûgma) Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα (epízeugma)lbor. English epizeugma Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα (epízeugma), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”).
Meanings
- (rhetoric, uncountable) A type of zeugma in which a single verb governs two or more clauses or phrases, placed either at the very beginning or the very end of the sentence.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| epizeugmenon | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
hypozeugma · protozeugma · mesozeugma · diazeugma · zeugma · synzeugma · prozeugma · hyperzeugma