asyndeton

Meanings

Noun

the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used
Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin asyndeton, from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton), from ἀ- (a-, “a-, un-, non-”) and the neuter substantive of σῠ́νδετος (sŭ́ndetos, “bound, joined”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to a- + syndeton.

Synonyms

asyndesis, asyndetism, dissolutio

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 14

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