polysyndeton
[ pol-ee-sin-di-ton, -tuhn ]
nounRhetoric.
the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
Origin of polysyndeton
1- Compare asyndeton.
Words Nearby polysyndeton
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British Dictionary definitions for polysyndeton
polysyndeton
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən) /
noun
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
Also called: syndesis grammar a sentence containing more than two coordinate clauses
Origin of polysyndeton
1C16: poly- + -syndeton, from Greek sundetos bound together
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