hendiadys

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/

Noun

hendiadys (plural hendiadyses)

1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.

Translations

• French: hendiadys, hendiadyin
• German: Hendiadyoin
• Italian: endiadi
• Portuguese: hendíadis
• Russian: гендиа́дис
• Spanish: hendíadis, endíadis

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