polysyndeton

See also: Polysyndeton

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin polysyndeton, itself from Byzantine Greek πολυσύνδετον (polusúndeton, literally “many connected”).

Noun

polysyndeton (countable and uncountable, plural polysyndetons or polysyndeta)

1. (rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.

Antonyms

• asyndeton

Translations

the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence

• French: polysyndète (fr) m
• German: Polysyndeton (de) n
• Italian: polisindeto (it) m
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• Portuguese: polissíndeto (pt) m
• Spanish: polisíndeton (es) m
• Tagalog: damiugnay