asyndeton
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asyndeton
- /əˈsɪndətən/
- /əˈsɪndətɒn/
- /æ-/
- /eɪ-/
Where it comes from
From Latin asyndeton, from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton), from ἀ- (a-, “a-, un-, non-”) and the neuter substantive of σῠ́νδετος (sŭ́ndetos, “bound, joined”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to a- + syndeton.
noun asyndetons · asyndeta
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Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.
Asyndeton, or the Loose language... as thus. I saw it, I said it, I will sweare it.
Similar: dissolutio, asyndesis, asyndetism
Translations
Talk about this word "asyndeton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asyndeton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. asyndeton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asyndeton "asyndeton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asyndeton.Cite this
@misc{asyndeton_2026,
title = {asyndeton},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asyndeton},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
