asyndeton
/əˈsɪndətən/
asyndeton noun: omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.
Noun
asyndeton (countable and uncountable, plural asyndetons or asyndeta)
- Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.
- Asyndeton, or the Loose language... as thus. I saw it, I said it, I will sweare it.1589, George Puttenham, The Arte of English Poesie, page 145
- Asyndeton the Cop'latives denies. Faith, Justice, Truth, Religion, Mercy dies.1740, Benjamin Martin, Bibliotheca Technologica, 2nd edition, page 145
- Synonyms:
- dissolutio, asyndesis, asyndetism
asyndeton meaning in Tagalog
asyndeton in Tagalog
- rhetoric scheme
- lakdaw
Synonyms of asyndeton
- dissolutio
- asyndesis
- asyndetism
Forms of asyndeton
| plural | asyndetons |
|---|---|
| plural | asyndeta |
Origin of asyndeton
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.
Questions about asyndeton
- What does asyndeton mean?
- Asyndeton means omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.
- What is asyndeton in Tagalog?
- Asyndeton in Tagalog is lakdaw. See Asyndeton meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is asyndeton?
- Asyndeton is a noun.
- How do you pronounce asyndeton?
- Asyndeton is pronounced /əˈsɪndətən/.
- What is the plural of asyndeton?
- The plural of asyndeton is asyndetons.
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