hendiadys
English
Etymology
Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἑν (hen), stem of ἑις (heis, “one”) + διά (diá, “through”) + δυοίν (duoín, “two”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/
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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