asyndeton

  • 61a|syn|de|ton — «uh SIHN duh ton, tuhn», noun. the omission of conjunctions for emphasis or brevity, as in “Come take it,” “Go get him.” ╂[< Late Latin asyndeton < Greek asýndeton < a not + sýndetos connected < syndeîn connect] …

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  • 62pol|y|syn|de|ton — «POL ee SIHN duh ton», noun. Rhetoric. the use of several conjunctions in close succession. Example: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it (Matthew… …

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  • 63АСИНДЕТОН — (греч. asyndeton) то же, что бессоюзие …

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  • 64Dialyses — Dialysis Di*al y*sis, n.; pl. {Dialyses}. [L., separation, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia through + ? to loose.] 1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See {Di[ae]resis}, 1. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) Same as {Asyndeton}. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 65Dialysis — Di*al y*sis, n.; pl. {Dialyses}. [L., separation, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia through + ? to loose.] 1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See {Di[ae]resis}, 1. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) Same as {Asyndeton}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) (a)… …

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  • 66Polysyndeton — Pol y*syn de*ton, n. [NL., from Gr. poly s many + ? bound together, fr. ? to bind together; ? with + ? to bind.] (Rhet.) A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, We have ships and men and money and stores. Opposed… …

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  • 67asyndetic — adjective Date: circa 1864 marked by asyndeton • asyndetically adverb …

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  • 68polysyndeton — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek, neuter of polysyndetos using many conjunctions, from Greek poly + syndetos bound together, conjunctive more at asyndeton Date: circa 1577 repetition of conjunctions in close succession (as in we have… …

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  • 69syndetic — adjective Etymology: Greek syndetikos, from syndein to bind together more at asyndeton Date: 1876 connective, connecting < syndetic pronoun >; also marked by a conjunctive < syndetic relative clause > • syndetically adverb …

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  • 70Hamlet — This article is about the Shakespeare play. For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). The American actor Edwin Booth as Hamlet, ca.&#160;1870 The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William&#8230; …

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