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Noun: hendiadys  hen'dI-u-dis
  1. Use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
    "The phrase 'sound and fury' instead of 'furious sound' is an example of hendiadys"

Derived forms: hendiadyses

Type of: rhetorical device

Encyclopedia: Hendiadys