Word: protozeugma
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
zeug
ma
Definition: A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed first.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: first
Affix: zeugma
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζεύγνῡμι
Language: grc
Decoded: zeugnumi
Meaning: to join
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action