hendiadys

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén), stem of εἷς (heîs, “one”) + διά (diá, “through”) + δύο (dúo, “two”), “one [idea] through two [words]”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/ === Noun === hendiadys (plural hendiadyses) (rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea. Coordinate term: hendiatris ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === hendiadys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Alternative forms === hendiadyin === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dja.dis/ === Noun === hendiadys m (invariable) (rhetoric) hendiadys === References === === Further reading === “hendiadys”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012