HENDIADYS

Meaning of HENDIADYS in English

[ hɛn'dʌɪədɪs ]

■ noun 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 .

Origin

C16: via med. L. from Gk hen dia duoin 'one thing by two'.

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HENDIADYS — noun Etymology: Late Latin ~, hendiadyoin, modification of Greek hen dia dyoin, literally, one through two Date: circa 1577 the …
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HENDIADYS — henˈdīədə̇s noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Latin hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modification of Greek hen dia dyoin one through two : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HENDIADYS — (n.) A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun …
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HENDIADYS — ( n. ) A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HENDIADYS — /hen duy"euh dis/ , n. Rhet. a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HENDIADYS — n. phrase that uses two words connected by a conjunction to express a complex concept
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HENDIADYS — noun Etymology: Late Latin hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modification of Greek hen dia dyoin, literally, one through two Date: circa 1577 : …
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HENDIADYS — noun a figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun …
Webster English vocab
HENDIADYS — [hen.di.a.dys] n [LL hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modif. of Gk hen dia dyoin, lit., one through two] (ca. 1577): the expression of …
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HENDIADYS — hendiadys BrE AmE hen ˈda ɪ ‿əd ɪs § \ -əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HENDIADYS — / henˈdaɪədɪs; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( grammar ) the use of two words joined with 'and' to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HENDIADYS — n. the expression of an idea by two words connected with 'and', instead of one modifying the other, e.g. nice …
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HENDIADYS — n. the expression of an idea by two words connected with 'and', instead of one modifying the other, e.g. nice …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HENDIADYS — n. the expression of an idea by two words connected with 'and', instead of one modifying the other, e.g. nice …
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HENDIADYS — (риторически) (грамматика) гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — n ритор. , грам. гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — (0) гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — n ритор. , грам. гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — n ритор. , грам. гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — (риторически) (грамматика) гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — n. Pronunciation: hen- ' d ī - ə -d ə s Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modification of …
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RHETORIC — n. 25B6; noun a form of rhetoric : ORATORY, eloquence, command of language, way with words. See list. empty rhetoric …
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