Syntheton (sin’-the-ton): When by convention two words are joined by a conjunction for emphasis.
Hopes and dreams can frame a healthy attitude toward the future—but realize, your hopes may be somebody else’s fears, and your dreams, their nightmares. Proceed accordingly.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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