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 syl·lep·sis /səˈlɛpsəs/
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 Syl·lep·sis n.
 1. Rhet. A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
 2. Gram. The agreement of a verb or adjective with one, rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it might agree in gender, number, etc.; as, rex et regina beati.
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 syllepsis
      n : use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in
          number or case etc. with only one
      [also: syllepses (pl)]