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hendiadys |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hendiadys \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hendiadys n : use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
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