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Meaning of HENDIADYS

Pronunciation:  hen'dIudis

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
 

HENDIADYS is a 9 letter word that starts with H.

 

 See Also: rhetorical device

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hen*di"a*dys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ? ? 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.

 

 

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