hendiadys

hen·di·a·dys  (hn-d-ds)

n.

A figure of speech in which two words connected by a conjunction are used to express a single notion that would normally be expressed by an adjective and a substantive, such as grace and favor instead of gracious favor.

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[Late Latin, from Greek hen dia duoin, one by means of two : hen, neuter of heis, one; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots + dia, through + duoin, genitive of duo, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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hendiadys [hɛnˈdaɪədɪs]

n

(Literature / Rhetoric) 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

[from Medieval Latin, changed from Greek phrase hen dia duoin, literally: one through two]

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hendiadys

a rhetorical device in which a complex idea is expressed by two substantives joined by a conjunction instead of by a substantive qualified by an adjective.

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

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Noun

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hendiadys - use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)