ASYNDETON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: asyndeta   

 I. (noun) 

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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