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Definition of: hendiadys
(hen·dī′ə·dis) noun
In rhetoric, the use of two words connected by a conjunction to express the same idea as a single word with a qualifier; as, with might and main instead of by main strength. [<LL <Gk. hen dia dyoin one through two]
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