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Definition of hendiadys noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hendiadys

noun
 
/henˈdaɪədɪs/
 
/henˈdaɪədɪs/
[uncountable] (grammar)
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  1. the use of two words joined with ‘and’ to express a single idea, for example ‘nice and warm’
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek hen dia duoin ‘one thing by two’.
See hendiadys in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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