May 29, 2002
hendiadys

Hendiadys. sb. /hendI@d@s/ [< LL hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modification of Gk hen dia dyoin 'one through two'] Expressing a single idea by two nouns instead of a by a noun and its qualifier: a type of alleotheta.

Example: "By surge and sea we passed." [Angel Day. 1599. The English Secretary.]

Posted by jbisso at May 29, 2002 07:10 AM