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Etymology
Mediaeval Latin, from Greek ἑv διά δυοίν ‘one through two’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/hɛnˈdaiədɪs/

Noun
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1. linguistics a figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.

#: Classical example: nice and warm (instead of nicely warm)

ru:hendiadys
vi:hendiadys

• 2006-10-18 12:29 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[ru:hendiadys]]

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