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Hendiadys
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hendiadys'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hendiadys.html. 1828.