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ASYNDETON (asyndeta)
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Irregular inflected form: asyndeta
Dictionary entry overview: What does asyndeton mean?
• ASYNDETON (noun)
The noun ASYNDETON has 1 sense:
1. the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used
Familiarity information: ASYNDETON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("asyndeton" is a kind of...):
rhetorical device (a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))
Derivation:
asyndetic (lacking conjunctions)
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