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hypozeugma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pozeug-ma
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”)

Inflected Forms

hypozeugmenon (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

diazeugma epizeugma hyperzeugma mesozeugma protozeugma prozeugma synzeugma zeugma

Questions

What does hypozeugma mean?
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
Where does hypozeugma come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”)

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