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Hendiadys
Hen-di′a-dys
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] [GREEK] [GREEK] one by two.]
(Gram.)
A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective;
as, we drink from
. cups and gold
, for golden cups
Definition 2024
hendiadys
hendiadys
English
Noun
hendiadys (plural hendiadyses)
- (rhetoric) a figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
| Examples (rhetoric) |
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nice and warm (instead of nicely warm) |
Translations
figure of speech
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