1) Rhetorical device
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Hendiadys (s; a Latinized form of the Greek phrase ἓν διὰ δυοῖν, hèn dià duoîn, `one through two`) is a figure of speech used for emphasis — `The substitution of a conjunction for a subordination`. The basic idea is to use two words linked by the conjunction `and` instead of the one modifying the other. English names for he...
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expression of adjective and noun as two adjectives
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a pair of nouns linked by 'and' that are substituted for an adjective-noun pair. Shakespeare was especially fond of employing this structure.
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• (n.) A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold, for golden cups.
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As Arthur Quinn defines the term in Figures of Speech, hendiadys is a peculiar type of polysyndeton
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A pair of nouns linked by 'and' that are substituted for an adjective-noun pair. Shakespeare was esp
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Hen·di'a·dys noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... ... ... one by two.]
(Gram.) A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by
and , instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from
cups and gold , for
golden cups .
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use of two words connected by a conjunction, instead of subordinating one to the other, to express a single complex idea.
*It sure is nice and cool today! (for 'pleasantly cool')
*I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Psalms 116
*Perfecti oratoris moderatione et sapientia. Cicero, De oratore
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n] - use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
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hendiadys 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 noun [or expressed by two nouns or two adjectives joined, rather than by an adjective-noun combination] such as 'grace and favor' instead of 'gracious favor'; or as Virgil wrote: 'We d...
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Using two nouns linked by a conjunction to express a single complex idea.
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noun use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
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