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Hendiadys (/ h ɛ n ˈ d aɪ. ə d ɪ s /) is a figure of speech used for emphasis—"The substitution of a conjunction for a subordination". The basic idea is to use two words linked by the conjunction "and" instead of the one modifying the other. Hendiadys in English is also known as two for one and figure of twins.
Adianoeta – a phrase carrying two meanings: an obvious meaning and a second, more subtle and ingenious one (more commonly known as double entendre). Alliteration – the use of a series of two or more words beginning with the same letter. Amphiboly – a sentence that may be interpreted in more than one way due to ambiguous structure.
Hendiatris (/ h ɛ n ˈ d aɪ. ə t r ɪ s / hen-DY-ət-riss; from Ancient Greek ἓν διὰ τρία (hèn dià tría) 'one through three') is a figure of speech used for emphasis, in which three words are used to express one idea. [1] [2] The phrases "sun, sea and sand", and "wine, women and song" are examples.
The U.S. has eight public toilets per 100,000 people. Public toilets were a fact of life in the U.S. and elsewhere for centuries — at least as far back as the Roman Empire. As leaders began to ...
The word rhei (ρέι, cf. rheology) is the Greek word for "to stream"; according to Plato's Cratylus, it is related to the etymology of Rhea. πάντοτε ζητεῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν pántote zeteῖn tḕn alḗtheian "ever seeking the truth" — Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers [26] — a characteristic of ...
11 Artists Redesigned The Bathroom Symbol to Make It More Inclusive
Merism (Latin: merismus, Ancient Greek: μερισμός, romanized: merismós) is a rhetorical device (or figure of speech) in which a combination of two contrasting parts of the whole refer to the whole. [1]: 10 [2] [3] For example, in order to say that someone "searched everywhere", one could use the merism "searched high and low".
The origins of these words go way back to the seventh or eighth century B.C.E, Beaulieu says, but the basic concepts are still relevant today and apply to the modern world.