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Syllepsis
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The agreement of a verb or adjective with one, rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it might agree in gender, number, etc.; as, rex et regina beati.
(2):
(n.) A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Syllepsis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/syllepsis.html. 1828.