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hendiadys

/hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/ · noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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