Main Entry: hen·di·a·dys

Pronunciation: \hen-ˈdī-ə-dəs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin hendiadys, hendiadyoin, modification of Greek hen dia dyoin, literally, one through two

Date: circa 1577

: the expression of an idea by the use of usually two independent words connected by and (as nice and warm) instead of the usual combination of independent word and its modifier (as nicely warm)