hendiadys
hendiadys · hendiadyses
гендиадис
Hendiadyoin
A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to…A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
/hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(rhetoric)A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
Hendiadyoin
гендиа́дисgendiádis
More definitions
- use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén), stem of εἷς (heîs, “one”) + διά (diá, “tFrom Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén), stem of εἷς (heîs, “one”) + διά (diá, “through”) + δύο (dúo, “two”), “one [idea] through two [words]”.
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Forms
plural: hendiadyses| Singular | hendiadys |
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| Plural | hendiadyses |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhendiadic