polysyndeton

[ pol-ee-sin-di-ton, -tuhn ]

noun

, Rhetoric.

1. the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.

polysyndeton

/ ˌpɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən /

noun

1. rhetoric the use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp where some might be omitted, as in he ran and jumped and laughed for joy
2. Also calledsyndesis grammar a sentence containing more than two coordinate clauses

Word History and Origins

Origin of polysyndeton¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1580–90; poly-, asyndeton

Word History and Origins

Origin of polysyndeton¹

C16: poly- + -syndeton, from Greek sundetos bound together