Definition of asyndeton Asyndeton

a•syn•de•ton

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What does asyndeton mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: asyndetons

asyndeton - the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used
  rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • asyndeton (Noun)
    A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, clauses.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • asyndeton (n.)
    A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • asyndeton
    The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of words or clauses.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • asyndeton
    a-sin′de-ton, n. (rhet.) a figure in which the conjunctions are omitted, as in Matt. x. 8.—adj. Asyndet′ic. [Gr.; a, neg., syndetos, bound together, syn, together, dein, to bind.]

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