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asyndeton.

Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈsɪndətən//əˈsɪndətɒn//æ-//eɪ-/
  1. Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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