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the use of a word in the same grammatical relation to two adjacent words in the context with one literal and the other metaphorical in sense
He carried a strobe light and the responsibility for the lives of his men is an example of a syllepsis, with two different meanings for the word "carried"
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Sep 12 Word of the Day
Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.
A:dude, Anatidaephobia is the coolest phobia ever!
B:quack!
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