zeugmaticaladjective
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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
U.S. English
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
- zetetics, n.1843–
- Zetland, n.1577–
- Zetlander, n.1614–
- Zetlandic, adj.1701–
- zetta-, comb. form
- Zeuglodon, n.1839–
- zeuglodont, n. & adj.1850–
- zeuglodontoid, adj. & n.1891
- zeugma, n.c1450–
- zeugmatic, adj.1851–
- zeugmatical, adj.1610–
- zeugmatically, adv.1616–
- zeugmatogram, n.1973–
- zeugmatographic, adj.1973–
- zeugmatography, n.1973–
- zeunerite, n.1873–
- Zeus, n.¹1587–
- Zeus, n.²1601–
- Zeus-like, adj. & adv.1850–
- Zeuxian, adj.1635–
- Zeuxis, n.1577–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1610–Characterized by or involving zeugma. Cf. zeugmatic adj.
- 1610
Iunius..is forced to vse a kind of zeugmatical construction, as he calleth it.
A. Willet, Hexapla in Danielem 331 - 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 - 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 - 1992
Agitant is zeugmatical with perpetuos..motus.
E. Rabbie in translation of H. Grotius, Orig. Poetry 1604–8 235
society leisure the arts literature style of language or writing figure of speech figures of structure or thought [adjectives] relating to zeugma or syllepsis- zeugmatical1610–Characterized by or involving zeugma. Cf. zeugmatic, adj.
- sylleptical1807–
- zeugmatic1851–Characterized by or involving zeugma. Cf. zeugmatical, adj.
- sylleptic1865–Pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving syllepsis.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
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
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.
View the pronunciation model here.
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
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.
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
- zeugmatically, adv. 1616–In a zeugmatic manner; so as to involve zeugma.