polysyndeton

English - Turkish

Definition of polysyndeton in English Turkish dictionary

çokbağlaçlılık

çokbaglaçlilik

English - English

Definition of polysyndeton in English English dictionary

The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence

A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores

using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')

Opposed to asyndeton

" Opposed to asyndeton

Hyphenation

po·ly·syn·de·ton

Antonyms

asyndeton

Etymology

[ -'sin-d&-"tän ] (noun.) circa 1577. New Latin, from Late Greek, neuter of polysyndetos using many conjunctions, from Greek poly- + syndetos bound together, conjunctive; more at ASYNDETON.