01 n. 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…
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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, “hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;” where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma.(Gram.)