asyndeton
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that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth |
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asundeton, “unconnected”).
Noun[edit]
asyndeton (plural asyndetons or asyndeta)
- (rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, clauses.
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rhetoric: a stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, clauses
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asundeton, “unconnected”).
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