hendiadys
Definitions
A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
Equivalents
8 more languages
Catalàhendíadis
Esperantohendiadino
Gaeilgeeinniad
Italianoendiade
日本語二詞一意
Nederlandshendiadys
Portuguêshendíadis
Русскийгендиа́дис
Examples
“Some examples of hendiadys comprise two words in the bound state; others, two words in appositional hendiadys. It would seem that certain cases of appositional hendiadys are closely related to wordpairs (see⟳ WORD-PAIRS, BREAK-UP), though which way the development proceeded is far from certain.”
“Each illustrates a different facet of verbal hendiadys in English.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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