"hendiadys" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/ Audio: En-us-hendiadys.ogg [US] Forms: hendiadyses [plural]
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén), stem of εἷς (heîs, “one”) + διά (diá, “through”) + δύο (dúo, “two”), “one [idea] through two [words]”. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|grc|ἕν}} Ancient Greek ἕν (hén), {{m|grc|εἷς||one}} εἷς (heîs, “one”), {{m|grc|διά||through}} διά (diá, “through”), {{m|grc|δύο||two}} δύο (dúo, “two”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hendiadys (plural hendiadyses)
  1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric Translations (figure of speech): hendiadyoini (Albanian), hendíadis [masculine] (Catalan), hendiadys (Czech), hendiadys (Dutch), hendiadino (Esperanto), hendiadys [masculine] (French), hendiadyin [masculine] (French), Hendiadyoin [neuter] (German), hendiadisz (Hungarian), hendiadioin (Hungarian), einniad [masculine] (Irish), endiade [feminine] (Italian), 二詞一意 (nishiichii) (Japanese), hendiadyoin (Norwegian), hendíadis [feminine] (Portuguese), гендиа́дис (gendiádis) [masculine] (Russian), hendíadis [feminine] (Spanish), endíadis [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hendiadys-en-noun-kfMkvhUg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

Forms: hendiadys [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} hendiadys m (plural hendiadys)
  1. (rhetoric) hendiadys Tags: masculine, rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms: hendiadyin
    Sense id: en-hendiadys-fr-noun-miRjn2lL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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