Asyndeton

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:56:44

A*syn"de*ton (#), n. [L., fr. Gr. , fr. unconnected; priv. + bound together, fr. ; with + to bind.] Rhet.

A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton.

 

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