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syllepsis (n.)
use of a word at once in both a literal and metaphoric sense, 1570s, from Late Latin
syllepsis
, from assimilated form of Greek
syn
"together" (see
syn-
) +
lepsis
"a taking," related to
lambanein
(see
analemma
). Related:
Sylleptic
.
