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Noun Concept
Categories: Figures of speech
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hendiadys  Figure of twinnes  hendiaduo  Hendiadyoin  Hendiadyses
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Use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier WordNet 3.0
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Use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Hendiadys is a figure of speech used for emphasis—"The substitution of a conjunction for a subordination". Wikipedia
Conjunction for emphasis Wikidata
A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea. Wiktionary
Figure of speech. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
rhetorical device
Rhetorical device
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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hendiadys
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hendiadys
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Figure of twinnes, hendiaduo, Hendiadyoin, Hendiadyses, two for one

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