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asyndeton

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Noun
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a=syn=de=ton

CIDE DICTIONARY

asyndetonn. [L., fr. Gr. , fr. unconnected; 'a priv. + bound together, fr. ; with + to bind.].
     A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

asyndeton, n. (pl. asyndeta) the omission of a conjunction.

Derivative
asyndetic adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk asundeton (neut. adj.) f. a- not + sundetos bound together

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