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Definitions of hendiadys in various dictionaries:
noun - use of two conjoined noun s instead of a noun and modifier
HENDIADYS - Hendiadys (; a Latinized form of the Greek phrase , hèn dià duoîn, "one through two") is a figure of speech used for emphasis"The substitution o...
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Figure of speech had Sidney bewildered |
Sidney had curled up nice and warm, maybe |
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Aug 29 2013 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
Nov 9 2004 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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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. |
use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier |
The expression of a single idea by two words connected with and, e.g. nice and warm, when one could be used to modify the other, as in nicely warm. |
Hendiadys description |
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Hendiadys (; a Latinized form of the Greek phrase , 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. * The term hendiaduo may also be used. The 17th century English Biblical commentator Matthew Poole referred to "hendiaduos" in his comments on Genesis 3:16, Proverbs 1:6 and Isaiah 19:20.English names for hendiadys include two for one and figure of twinnes. |