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| hen·di·a·dys [ hen d ədiss ] |
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figure of speech with "and": a literary device expressing an idea by means of two words linked by "and," instead of a grammatically more complex form such as an adverb qualifying an adjective. Everyday examples of hendiadys are the expressions "nice and soft," rather than "nicely soft," and "good and tight."
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| [Late 16th century. < medieval Latin< Greek hen dia duoin "one through two"] |
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