polysyndeton
[pol-ee-
sin
-di-ton, -t
uh
n]
/ˌpɒl iˈsɪn dɪˌtɒn, -tən/
noun
,
Rhetoric
1.
the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
Compare
asyndeton
.
Origin
1580-90;
<
Neo-Latin;
see
poly-
,
asyndeton
British Dictionary definitions for
polysyndeton
polysyndeton
/
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən
/
noun
1.
(
rhetoric
) the use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp where some might be omitted, as in
he ran and jumped and laughed for joy
2.
(
grammar
)
Also called
syndesis.
a sentence containing more than two coordinate clauses
Word Origin
C16:
poly-
+
-syndeton,
from Greek
sundetos
bound together