POLYSYNDETON

polysyndeton

(noun) using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in ‘he ran and jumped and laughed for joy’)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

polysyndeton (countable and uncountable, plural polysyndetons or polysyndeta)

(rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.

Antonyms

• asyndeton

Source: Wiktionary


Pol`y*syn"de*ton, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed to asyndeton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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