n.
Pronunciation: hen- ' d ī - ə -d ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modification of Greek hen dia dyoin, literally, one through two
Date: circa 1577
: the expression of an idea by the use of usually two independent words connected by and (as nice and warm ) instead of the usual combination of independent word and its modifier (as nicely warm )