hendiadys
(noun) use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hendiadys (plural hendiadyses)
(rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
Source: Wiktionary
Hen*di"a*dys, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Gram.)
Definition: A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold, for golden cups.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
