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hendiadic

hendiadic adjective: pertaining to hendiadys.

Adjective

hendiadic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to hendiadys.
    • Syntactically, hendiadic constructions differ from synthetonic sequences in that the latter are separate clauses, and hence are separately negatable and may have different tenses and aspects and different subjects.2002, Joan L. Bybee, Michael Noonan, Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse, page 152

Origin of hendiadic

From hendiadys + -ic.

Questions about hendiadic

What does hendiadic mean?
Hendiadic means pertaining to hendiadys.
What part of speech is hendiadic?
Hendiadic is an adjective.

Words near hendiadic in the dictionary

  1. Hendersonian
  2. hendersonite
  3. Hendersons
  4. Hendersonville
  5. Hendha
  6. hendiadic
  7. hendiadys
  8. hendiadyses
  9. hendiadytic
  10. hendiatris
  11. hendibeh

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