ASYNDETON

asyndeton

(noun) the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

asyndeton (countable and uncountable, plural asyndetons or asyndeta)

(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, clauses.

Hypernyms

• brachylogy

Anagrams

• nonsteady

Source: Wiktionary


A*syn"de*ton, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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