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Webster 1913 Edition
Polysyndeton
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Polˊy-syn′de-ton
,Noun.
[NL., from Gr.
πολύσ
many + [GREEK] bound together, fr. [GREEK] to bind together; [GREEK] with + [GREEK] to bind.] (Rhet.)
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Polysyndeton
POLYSYN'DETON
,Noun.
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See also: Polysyndeton
English
Noun
polysyndeton (plural polysyndetons)
- (rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.
Translations
the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence
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