HyperDic: hendiadys

English > 1 sense of the word hendiadys:
NOUNcommunicationhendiadysuse of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
English > hendiadys: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningUse of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier.
Broaderrhetorical deviceA use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Spanishendíadis, hendíadis, hendiadys
Catalanhendíadis, hendiadys

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