Polysyndeton Definition
pŏlē-sĭndĭ-tŏn
noun
The use or repetition of conjunctions in close succession.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
polysyndeton
Plural:
polysyndetonsOrigin of Polysyndeton
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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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