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Hendiadys vs Syntheton - What's the difference?

hendiadys | syntheton | Hyponyms |

Syntheton is a hyponym of hendiadys.



In rhetoric terms the difference between hendiadys and syntheton

is that hendiadys is a figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea while syntheton is a set phrase linking two or more non-synonymous words by conjunction.

hendiadys

Noun

(es)
  • (rhetoric) a figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
  • syntheton

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rhetoric) A set phrase linking two or more non-synonymous words by conjunction.
  • Hyponyms

    * (rhetoric) hendiadys

    See also

    * * ("syntheton" on Wikipedia) * synonymia

    References

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