syllepsis
Meaning of syllepsis
noun
- 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.
- Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, without the formation of a bud or period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.
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Hyphenation of syllepsis
syllep-sis
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- syllepsis is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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Words that rhyme with syllepsis
psis, Synapsis, apoapsis, apsis, asynapsis, desynapsis, metasynapsis, mitapsis, parapsis, parasynapsis, periapsis, presynapsis, synapsis, telosynapsis, zoothapsis, aeroscepsis, amnioclepsis, analepsis, antilepsis, antisepsis, arteriostrepsis, arteriotrepsis, asepsis, catalepsis, colisepsis, encephalosepsis, endosepsis, enterosepsis, epanalepsis, exosepsis, hematosepsis, menosepsis, metalepsis, metapepsis, monoblepsis, monolepsis, omphaloskepsis, parablepsis, paralepsis, pepsis, phlebostrepsis, procatalepsis, prolepsis, proteopepsis, pseudoblepsis, sarcosepsis, scepsis, sepsis, skepsis, stomatosepsis
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