hypozeuxis
American
[hahy-puh-zook-sis]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈzuk sɪs /
noun
Rhetoric.
Etymology
Origin of hypozeuxis
First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin, from Late Greek, equivalent to Greek hypozeug(nýnai) “to put under the yoke” ( hypo- hypo- + zeugnýnai “to yoke,” derivative of zeûgos yoke 1 ) + -sis -sis
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