mesozeugma en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”)
Meanings
- (rhetoric) A zeugma where the governing word occurs in the middle of the sentence and governs clauses on either side.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mesozeugmenon | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
hypozeugma · epizeugma · protozeugma · diazeugma · zeugma · synzeugma · prozeugma · hyperzeugma