Hendiatris
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Hendiatris is a figure of speech used for emphasis, in which three words are used to express one idea. The phrases "sun, sea and sand", and "wine, women and song" are examples.
Royal Military College of Canada gilt and red velvet Victorian-era pin ("Truth, Duty, Valour")
Wine, women and song
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"Wine, women, and song" is a hendiatris that endorses hedonistic lifestyles or behaviors. A more modern form of the idea is often expressed as "sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll", a phrase popularized b
Hendiatris
…one through three') is a figure of speech used for emphasis, in which three words are used to express one idea. The phrases "sun, sea and sand", and "wine, women and song" are examples. A tripartite motto is the conventional English term for a motto, a slogan, or an advertising phrase in the form of a hendiatris. Some…
Inscription: "Who does not love wine wife & song will be a fool for his lifelong!" German banner reads, „Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib u Gesang/Bleibt ein Narr sein Lieben lang.“