noun · countable / uncountable

asyndeton

asyndeton · asyndetons · asyndeta

Asyndeton

Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effectOmission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.

/əˈsɪndətən/

Meaning

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(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.
Asyndeton
the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used

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Origin

From Latin asyndeton, from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton), from ἀ- (a-, “a-, un-, non

From Latin asyndeton, from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton), from ἀ- (a-, “a-, un-, non-”) and the neuter substantive of σῠ́νδετος (sŭ́ndetos, “bound, joined”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to a- + syndeton.

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