Polysyndeton Definition

pŏlē-sĭndĭ-tŏn
noun
The use or repetition of conjunctions in close succession.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Polysyndeton

Noun

Singular:
polysyndeton
Plural:
polysyndetons

Origin of Polysyndeton

  • Late Greek polusundeton from neuter of polusundetos using many connectives Greek polu- poly- Greek sundetos bound together syndetic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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