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Word: Hendiadys
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: via medieval Latin from Greek hen dia duoin ‘one thing by two’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɛnˈdʌɪədɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the expression of a single idea by two words connected with ‘and’, e.g. nice and warm, when one could be used to modify the other, as in nicely warm.
Short Definition:expression of single idea by two words connected with 'and'
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