asyndeton

[ uh-sin-di-ton, -tuhn ]

/ əˈsɪn dɪˌtɒn, -tən /

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noun

Rhetoric. the omission of conjunctions, as in “He has provided the poor with jobs, with opportunity, with self-respect.”

Library Science. the omission of cross references, especially from a catalog.

Origin of asyndeton

1580–90; <Latin <Greek, noun use of neuter of asýndetos not linked (a-a-⁶ + syndé(ein) to link + -tos verbid suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM asyndeton

as·yn·det·ic

[as-in-det-ik], /ˈæs ɪnˈdɛt ɪk/, adjectiveas·yn·det·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby asyndeton

asynchronous, asynchronous transmission, asynclitism, asyndesis, asyndetic, asyndeton, asynechia, asynergia, asynergy, Asynjur, asyntactic

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Example sentences from the Web for asyndeton

But the asyndeton (so characteristic of the fourth Gospel) proving uncongenial to certain of old time, D inserted και.
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon
Of this sort is Asyndeton when the conjunctions uniting sentences are removed.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch
And this is what Homer has expressed by using the figure Asyndeton.
On the Sublime|Longinus
The asyndeton in this distich is odd, given the preceding series of connectives.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

But the asyndeton resulting from the suppression of these words was felt to be intolerable.
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon

British Dictionary definitions for asyndeton

asyndeton

/ (æˈsɪndɪtən) /

noun plural -deta (-dɪtə)

the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence

an asyndetic constructionCompare syndeton

Word Origin for asyndeton

C16: from New Latin, from Greek asundeton, from asundetos unconnected, from a- 1 + sundein to bind together

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单词	asyndeton
释义	asyndeton [ uh-sin-di-ton, -tuhn ] / əˈsɪn dɪˌtɒn, -tən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR asyndeton ON THESAURUS.COM noun Rhetoric. the omission of conjunctions, as in “He has provided the poor with jobs, with opportunity, with self-respect.” Library Science. the omission of cross references, especially from a catalog. Origin of asyndeton 1580–90; <Latin <Greek, noun use of neuter of asýndetos not linked (a-a-⁶ + syndé(ein) to link + -tos verbid suffix) OTHER WORDS FROM asyndeton as·yn·det·ic [as-in-det-ik], /ˈæs ɪnˈdɛt ɪk/, adjectiveas·yn·det·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby asyndeton asynchronous, asynchronous transmission, asynclitism, asyndesis, asyndetic, asyndeton, asynechia, asynergia, asynergy, Asynjur, asyntactic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for asyndeton But the asyndeton (so characteristic of the fourth Gospel) proving uncongenial to certain of old time, D inserted και. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels\|John Burgon Of this sort is Asyndeton when the conjunctions uniting sentences are removed. Essays and Miscellanies\|Plutarch And this is what Homer has expressed by using the figure Asyndeton. On the Sublime\|Longinus The asyndeton in this distich is odd, given the preceding series of connectives. The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid But the asyndeton resulting from the suppression of these words was felt to be intolerable. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels\|John Burgon British Dictionary definitions for asyndeton asyndeton / (æˈsɪndɪtən) / noun plural -deta (-dɪtə) the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence an asyndetic constructionCompare syndeton Word Origin for asyndeton C16: from New Latin, from Greek asundeton, from asundetos unconnected, from a- 1 + sundein to bind together Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to asyndeton allegory, allusion, analogy, anticlimax, antithesis, bathos, comparison, conceit, device, euphemism, euphuism, exaggeration, expression, flourish, flower, hyperbole, image, imagery, irony, metaphor
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asyndeton

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for asyndeton

noun plural -deta (-dɪtə)

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