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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɪˈlɛp.sɪs/ [General-American, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-syllepsis.wav Forms: syllepses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin syllepsis, from Ancient Greek σύλληψις (súllēpsis), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|syllepsis}} Latin syllepsis, {{der|en|grc|σύλληψις}} Ancient Greek σύλληψις (súllēpsis) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|syllepses}} syllepsis (countable and uncountable, plural syllepses)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric, Figures of speech Translations (figure of speech): syllepsi (Finnish), syllepse [feminine] (French), Syllepse [feminine] (German), Syllepsis [feminine] (German), szillepszis (Hungarian), sillessi [feminine] (Italian), sillepsi [feminine] (Italian), syllepsa [feminine] (Polish), syllepsis [feminine] (Polish), silepse [feminine] (Portuguese), silepsă [feminine] (Romanian), silepsis [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-syllepsis-en-noun-DlV77yRE Disambiguation of Figures of speech: 68 32 Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'figure of speech': 91 9
  2. (botany) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-syllepsis-en-noun-dNgcFHDn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 65 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sylleptic

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /sylˈleːp.sis/ [Classical-Latin], [s̠ʏlˈlʲeːps̠ɪs̠] [Classical-Latin], /silˈlep.sis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [silˈlɛpsis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σύλληψις (súllēpsis), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|σύλληψις}} Ancient Greek σύλληψις (súllēpsis) Head templates: {{la-noun|syllēpsis<3.Greek>|g=f}} syllēpsis f (genitive syllēpsis or syllēpseōs or syllēpsios); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|syllēpsis<3.Greek>}} Forms: syllēpsis [canonical, feminine], syllēpsis [genitive], syllēpseōs [genitive], syllēpsios [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], syllēpsis [nominative, singular], syllēpsēs [nominative, plural], syllēpseis [nominative, plural], syllēpsis [genitive, singular], syllēpseōs [genitive, singular], syllēpsios [genitive, singular], syllēpsium [genitive, plural], syllēpsī [dative, singular], syllēpsibus [dative, plural], syllēpsim [accusative, singular], syllēpsin [accusative, singular], syllēpsem [accusative, singular], syllēpsēs [accusative, plural], syllēpsīs [accusative, plural], syllēpsī [ablative, singular], syllēpse [ablative, singular], syllēpsibus [ablative, plural], syllēpsis [singular, vocative], syllēpsi [singular, vocative], syllēpsēs [plural, vocative], syllēpseis [plural, vocative]
  1. (grammar) syllepsis Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Grammar

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /sɘlˈlɛp.sis/
Rhymes: -ɛpsis Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin syllēpsis. Doublet of syllepsa. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pl|grc}}, {{lbor|pl|la|syllēpsis}} Learned borrowing from Latin syllēpsis, {{dbt|pl|syllepsa}} Doublet of syllepsa Head templates: {{pl-noun|f|indecl=1}} syllepsis f (indeclinable)
  1. (rhetoric) syllepsis (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) Tags: feminine, indeclinable, rhetoric Categories (topical): Figures of speech Synonyms: syllepsa
    Sense id: en-syllepsis-pl-noun-1QJNiVGQ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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