hendiadys meaning

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hendiadys (noun): use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier.

Definition of hendiadys

  1. use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier

    Type of: rhetorical device

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in YS · 9-letter words

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