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/sɪˈlɛp.sɪs/ · noun
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity..
Use syllepsis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Syllepsis means (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include prolepsis.
Use syllepsis where its definition matches the intended context.
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