zeugmatical, adj.

zeugmatical
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First published 2018

# zeugmaticaladjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zeugmatical mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zeugmatical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the adjective zeugmatical pronounced?

#### British English

/z(j)uːɡˈmatɪkl/
zyoog-MAT-i-kuhl

#### U.S. English

/zuɡˈmædɪk(ə)l/
zoog-MAD-i-kuhl

### Where does the adjective zeugmatical come from?

Earliest known use

early 1600s

The earliest known use of the adjective zeugmatical is in the early 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for zeugmatical is from 1610, in the writing of Andrew Willet, Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist.

zeugmatical is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.

Etymons: Latin zeugmaticus, ‑al suffix1.

### Nearby entries

1. zetetics, n. 1843–
2. Zetland, n. 1577–
3. Zetlander, n. 1614–
4. Zetlandic, adj. 1701–
5. zetta-, comb. form
6. Zeuglodon, n. 1839–
7. zeuglodont, n. & adj. 1850–
8. zeuglodontoid, adj. & n. 1891
9. zeugma, n. c1450–
10. zeugmatic, adj. 1851–
11. zeugmatical, adj.1610–
12. zeugmatically, adv. 1616–
13. zeugmatogram, n. 1973–
14. zeugmatographic, adj. 1973–
15. zeugmatography, n. 1973–
16. zeunerite, n. 1873–
17. Zeus, n.¹ 1587–
18. Zeus, n.² 1601–
19. Zeus-like, adj. & adv. 1850–
20. Zeuxian, adj. 1635–
21. Zeuxis, n. 1577–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Latin zeugmaticus, ‑al suffix1.
< post-classical Latin zeugmaticus zeugmatic adj. + ‑al suffix1.

Compare later zeugmatic adj.

## Meaning & use

Grammar and Rhetoric. Now somewhat rare.

1. 1610–
   Characterized by or involving zeugma. Cf. zeugmatic adj.
   1. 1610

      > Iunius..is forced to vse a kind of zeugmatical construction, as he calleth it.

      A. Willet, Hexapla in Danielem 331
   2. 1660

      > Advising the Learner of the usual abridgements of Sentences (especially when he is carried on to look into the construction of Zeugmatical Periods).

      C. Wase, Methodi Practicæ Specimen Epistle to Reader sig. A7v
   3. 1874

      > The κεχρυσωμένη is zeugmatical [German zeugmatisch].

      E. Moore, translation of F. H. C. Düsterdieck in E. R. Craven et al., Lange's Revelation of John 313/2
   4. 1992

      > Agitant is zeugmatical with perpetuos..motus.

      E. Rabbie in translation of H. Grotius, Orig. Poetry 1604–8 235
   rhetoric grammar
   1. zeugmatical 1610–
      Characterized by or involving zeugma. Cf. zeugmatic, adj.
   2. sylleptical 1807–
   3. zeugmatic 1851–
      Characterized by or involving zeugma. Cf. zeugmatical, adj.
   4. sylleptic 1865–
      Pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving syllepsis.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/z(j)uːɡˈmatɪkl/
zyoog-MAT-i-kuhl

### U.S. English

/zuɡˈmædɪk(ə)l/
zoog-MAD-i-kuhl

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Compounds & derived words

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1. zeugmatically, adv. 1616–
   In a zeugmatic manner; so as to involve zeugma.

zeugmatical, adj. was first published in June 2018.

zeugmatical, adj. was last modified in July 2023.