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Asyndeton

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Noun

1. asyndeton

the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Asyndeton

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noun plural -deta (-dɪtə)
1. 
the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
2. 
an asyndetic construction
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Asyndeton

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noun
the practice of leaving out the usual conjunctions between coordinate sentence elements (Ex.: smile, shake hands, part)

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Asyndeton

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n.
The omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used, as in "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, / Shrunk to this little measure?" (Shakespeare).

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