Meaning Of The Word Hendiadys
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Hendiadys Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Hendiadys?
hendiadys in American English
a figure of speech in which two nouns joined by and are used instead of a noun and a modifier (Ex.: deceit and words for deceitful words) noun: a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes” hendiadys in British English noun: a rhetorical device by which two nouns joined by a conjunction, usually and, are used instead of a noun and a modifier, as in to run with fear and haste instead of to run with fearful haste |
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