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Hendiadys Moderate

Hendiadys has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier

2

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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rhetorical device
Rhyming Words
dys gladys bradys daddys buddys bundys brodys gwladys nobodys kennedys somebodys everybodys reg grundys
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