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What is zeugma?

the contrasting of ideas through the parallel arrangement of words
when a speaker says the opposite of what they mean
the use of a term to refer to something closely connected to it
the use of a single word to modify different terms in different senses

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Answer: the use of a single word to modify different terms in different senses

Step-by-step explanation:

zeugma- a word applies to two other different senses

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