This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
polysyndeton
[ pol-ee-sin-di-ton, -tuhn ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈsɪn dɪˌtɒn, -tən /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Rhetoric.
the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Compare asyndeton.
Words nearby polysyndeton
polysuspensoid, polysyllabic, polysyllable, polysyllogism, polysynaptic, polysyndeton, polysynthesism, polysynthetic, polytechnic, polytene, polytene chromosome
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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
Word Origin for polysyndeton
C16: poly- + -syndeton, from Greek sundetos bound together
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012