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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZEUGMA

Via Latin from Greek: a yoking, from zeugnunai to yoke.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ZEUGMA

zeugma  [ˈzjuːɡmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZEUGMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zeugma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZEUGMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zeugma

Zeugma and syllepsis are figures of speech in which one single phrase or word joins different parts of a sentence.

Definition of zeugma in the English dictionary

The definition of zeugma in the dictionary is a figure of speech in which a word is used to modify or govern two or more words although appropriate to only one of them or making a different sense with each, as in the sentence Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZEUGMA


agma
ˈæɡmə
bregma
ˈbrɛɡmə
dogma
ˈdɒɡmə
enigma
ɪˈnɪɡmə
kerygma
ˌkeˈriːɡmə
magma
ˈmæɡmə
regma
ˈrɛɡmə
sigma
ˈsɪɡmə
smegma
ˈsmɛɡmə
sterigma
stəˈrɪɡmə
stigma
ˈstɪɡmə
stigme
ˈstɪɡmə
syntagma
sɪnˈtæɡmə
tagma
ˈtæɡmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZEUGMA

zester
zestful
zestfully
zestfulness
zestily
zestless
zesty
zeta
Zeta-Jones
zetetic
Zetland
zettabyte
zeuglodont
zeugmatic
zeugmatically
Zeus
Zeuxis
zeuxite
zex
zeze

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZEUGMA

Alabama
alma
Chomolangma
Chomolungma
cinema
drama
emma
lama
Lima
ma
mama
Nama
Obama
Oklahoma
Panama
Qomolangma
Roma
sama
Six Sigma
Tema

Synonyms and antonyms of zeugma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zeugma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZEUGMA

Find out the translation of zeugma to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zeugma from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zeugma» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泽乌玛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zeugma
570 millions of speakers

English

zeugma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Zeugma
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

array(زيوغما)
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зевгма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zeugma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুগ্মালংকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

zeugma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zeugma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zeugma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゼウグマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zeugma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liên tục pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

zeugma
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुगमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fiilin iki isimle kullanılması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Zeugma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zeugma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зевгма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Zeugma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζεύγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zeugma
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zeugma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Zeugma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zeugma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZEUGMA»

The term «zeugma» is regularly used and occupies the 100.259 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZEUGMA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zeugma

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZEUGMA»

Discover the use of zeugma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zeugma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Zeugma : Interim Reports: Rescue Excavations (Packard ...
Turkey-Roman archaeology, Roman army, mosaics.
Ralph Early, John H. Humphrey, 2003
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Art and Cultural Heritage: Law, Policy, and Practice
Tale. of. Zeugma. and. the. Birecik. Project. Dogan Yagiz INTRODUCTION Turkey is a country whose richnesses and endowments in terms of historical and natural features and cultural values can be found in very few other countries in the ...
Barbara T. Hoffman, 2006
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A Dictionary of Literary Devices: Gradus, A-Z
ZEUGMA A figure of syntax which consists in uniting several parts of a sentence* by means of some common, non-repeated element. Zeugma includes both adjunction* and disjunction*. See Fabri (2:156), Fontanier (p. 313), Joseph, Lanham ...
Bernard Marie Dupriez, Albert W. Halsall, 1991
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The Face of Nature: Wit, Narrative, and Cosmic Origins in ...
ANCIENT GRAMMARIANS define syllepsis and zeugma variously (see Lausberg 1990, §701-708; Frécaut 1969, 30 n. 2). They typically apply zeugma to a single verb with multiple objects, for each of which it is understood in a different sense; ...
Garth Tissol, 1997
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The Quarterly Journal of Education
The territory around Samosafa is small but very fertile. There at present is the Zeugma of the Euphrates.' The words in italics are thus printed by Mr. Williams, as proving this Zeugma to be at Samosata ; but we pray those, who will treat a Greek ...
‎1831
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The Verbal Icon: Studies in the Meaning of Poetry
This brings us, still quite naturally, to a third group of figures, those distinguished by Puttenham as "Zeugma, or the single supply" and "Sillepsis, or the double supply." Zeugma is further distinguished by Puttenham into Prozeugma ( or the ...
William Kurtz Wimsatt, Monroe C. Beardsley, 1954
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Byzantine Trade, 4th-12th Centuries: The Archaeology of ...
On the Silk Route: imported and regional pottery at Zeugma Philip M. Kenrick The city of Zeugma was, more or less from the time of its foundation in 300 BC until the mid-7th century AD, on the very border between the Classical Mediterranean  ...
Marlia Mundell Mango, 2009
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Handbook of Literary Rhetoric: A Foundation for Literary Study
608, 14 zeugma, id est contundió, did tur figura, quando multa pendentia aut uno verbo aut una sententia concluduntur, eqs. (e.g. Eph. 4:31; Ps. 14[15]:2ff.); Aquila 44 imeCEuyuevov, iniundum: ... iactatur hic brevitas; nam ... plura bnembra) in ...
Heinrich Lausberg, David E. Orton, R. Dean Anderson, 1998
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Blaze: From the Collection of The Locked Books
Langes was invited to Zeugma's room where he brought tea to relax his brother. Zeugma was planning to give Anaphora something extra special. By this time, Langes already held Jai as a prisoner. Therefore, Langes already knew Zeugma  ...
Jazmin Acosta, 2014
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Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-by-map ...
... Beroia • Imma — > Cyrrus —> Ciliza • Doliche — > Zeugma Nisus — > Seleukeia epi tou Antiochia - Antiochia - Antiochia — Antiochia — Samosata Antiochia — > Pagrae — > Nicopolis — > Germanikeia Beroia — > Batnae — > Hierapolis ...
Richard J. A. Talbert, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZEUGMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zeugma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ohio university grapples with case of missing mosaic
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — About 1,800 years ago, a rich resident of Zeugma, a Roman city in what is today southern Turkey, decided to install a mosaic in the ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
2
Zeugma'ya Destek Veren Gazetecinin "Fahri Hemşehriliği" İptal
(Büyük Şehir) Belediye Başkanı ve Meclisi aylarca önce, Roma (Zeugma) mozaiklerinin seller altında kalmaktan kurtarılmasını sağlayan haberlerim için beni ... «Aktif Haber, May 15»
3
Explore the zeugma zone
A zeugma connects parts of sentences with the same verb. It comes from a Greek root meaning a joining or a bond. I like the pronunciation, too: ZOOG-muh. «The Virginian-Pilot, Feb 15»
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Hatay museum set to take title of world's largest mosaic collection
Currently, the world's largest mosaic museum is the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, which holds mosaics covering an area of 2,462 square meters. «Hurriyet Daily News, Jan 15»
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Stunning 2200-Year-Old Mosaics Discovered in Ancient Greek City
Three new mosaics have been uncovered in the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, which is actually located in today's Turkey. The incredibly well preserved mosaics ... «ZME Science, Dec 14»
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Stunning Mosaics Uncovered in Ancient City of Zeugma
An international team of archaeologists has unearthed three 2,200-year-old, well-preserved glass mosaics at the site of the ancient city of Zeugma in Turkey. «Sci-News.com, Nov 14»
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2000-Year-Old Mosaics Miraculously Saved from Destructive Flooding
Three unique mosaics, dating to the second century BC, have been unearthed in the ancient Greek settlement of Zeugma, in southeast Turkey, according to the ... «artnet News, Nov 14»
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Encuentran mosaicos del Siglo II A.C. en la ciudad turca de Zeugma
Dos impresionantes mosaicos datados en el Siglo II A.C. y en perfecto estado de conservación acaban de ser descubiertos en la ciudad turca de Zeugma, al sur ... «ABC.es, Nov 14»
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Efkan Ala'nın Zeugma gezisinde homo krizi!
İçişleri Bakanı Efkan Ala"nın Zeugma Mozaik Müzesi'ni gezdiği esnada müzenin en değerli eseri olan Çingene Kızı"nın, homoseksüel olduğu iddia edildi. «Internet Haber, Nov 14»
10
Mosaics Revealed at Ancient Greek City of Zeugma in Turkey
Archaeologists discovered three unique mosaics at the Ancient Greek city of Zeugma, in south Turkey, near the borders of Syria. The ancient city of Zeugma was ... «Greek Reporter, Nov 14»

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