hendiadys
pronunciation
How to pronounce hendiadys in British English:
UK [henˈdaɪədɪs]
How to pronounce hendiadys in American English:
US [hɛnˈdaɪədɪs]
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- Noun:
- use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
Word Origin
- hendiadys (n.)
- 1580s, figure of speech in which two nouns joined by and are used in place of a noun and an adjective; from Medieval Latin alteration of Greek hen dia duoin "one (thing) by means of two." If this term was used by Greek grammarians it is no longer found in their writings, but it is frequent among Latin writers.