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   zeugma
         n 1: use of a word to govern two or more words though
               appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and
               his leave' is an example of zeugma"

English Dictionary: zucchini by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zizania
n
  1. wild rice
    Synonym(s): Zizania, genus Zizania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zucchini
n
  1. marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small [syn: zucchini, courgette]
  2. small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
    Synonym(s): zucchini, courgette
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zygoma
n
  1. the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
    Synonym(s): zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zechin \Ze"chin\ (?; 277), n.
      See {Sequin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zequin \Ze"quin\, n.
      See {Sequin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sequin \Se"quin\, n. [F. sequin, It. zecchino, from zecca the
      mint, fr. Ar. sekkah, sikkah, a die, a stamp. Cf. {Zechin}.]
      An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at
      Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in
      the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was
      introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling,
      or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value.
      [Written also {chequin}, and {zequin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zequin \Ze"quin\, n.
      See {Sequin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sequin \Se"quin\, n. [F. sequin, It. zecchino, from zecca the
      mint, fr. Ar. sekkah, sikkah, a die, a stamp. Cf. {Zechin}.]
      An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at
      Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in
      the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was
      introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling,
      or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value.
      [Written also {chequin}, and {zequin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zeugma \Zeug"ma\, n. [L., from Gr. [?], fr. [?] to yoke, join.
      See {Yoke}.] (Gram.)
      A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a
      nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to
      another more remote; as, [bd]hic illius arma, hic currus
      fuit;[b8] where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is
      referred also to arma.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zo94chemy \Zo*[94]ch"e*my\, n. [Zo[94]- + Gr. [?] alchemy.]
      Animal chemistry; zo[94]chemistry. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zo94gamy \Zo*[94]g"a*my\, n. (Biol.)
      The sexual reproduction of animals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zo94geny \Zo*[94]g"e*ny\, Zo94gony \Zo*[94]g"o*ny\, n. [Zo[94]-
      + root of Gr. [?] to be born, [?] offspring.]
      The doctrine of the formation of living beings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zo94geny \Zo*[94]g"e*ny\, Zo94gony \Zo*[94]g"o*ny\, n. [Zo[94]-
      + root of Gr. [?] to be born, [?] offspring.]
      The doctrine of the formation of living beings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zoism \Zo"ism\, n. [Gr. zwh` life + -ism.]
      1. Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and
            influences, as among savages.
  
      2. (Biol.) A doctrine, now discarded, that the phenomena of
            life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of
            vital force.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zuisin \Zui"sin\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The American widgeon. [Local, U. S.]
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