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polysyndeton
[ pol-ee-sin-di-ton, -tuhn ]
noun
, Rhetoric.
- the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
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 calledsyndesis grammar a sentence containing more than two coordinate clauses
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Origin of polysyndeton1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polysyndeton1
C16: poly- + -syndeton, from Greek sundetos bound together
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