HENDIADYS


Meaning of HENDIADYS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hen-ˈdī-ə-dəs ]

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 )

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.