HENDIADYS

Meaning of HENDIADYS in English

n. the expression of an idea by two words connected with 'and', instead of one modifying the other, e.g. nice and warm for nicely warm.

Etymology: med.L f. Gk hen dia duoin one thing by two

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

HENDIADYS — noun Etymology: Late Latin ~, hendiadyoin, modification of Greek hen dia dyoin, literally, one through two Date: circa 1577 the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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 …
Английский словарь Webster
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
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HENDIADYS — noun Etymology: Late Latin hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modification of Greek hen dia dyoin, literally, one through two Date: circa 1577 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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 — [ hɛn'dʌɪədɪs ] ■ noun the expression of a single idea by two words connected with ‘and’, e.g. nice and …
Concise Oxford 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 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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 — (риторически) (грамматика) гендиадис
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HENDIADYS — n ритор. , грам. гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — (0) гендиадис
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HENDIADYS — n ритор. , грам. гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — n ритор. , грам. гендиадис
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HENDIADYS — (риторически) (грамматика) гендиадис
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HENDIADYS — n. Pronunciation: hen- ' d ī - ə -d ə s Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modification of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RHETORIC — n. 25B6; noun a form of rhetoric : ORATORY, eloquence, command of language, way with words. See list. empty rhetoric …
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