"syndeton" meaning in All languages combined

See syndeton on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: syndetons [plural], syndeta [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|syndeta}} syndeton (plural syndetons or syndeta)
  1. (grammar, rhetoric) The use of conjunctions or conjunctive structures to connect words, phrases, etc. Wikipedia link: syndeton Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Grammar, Rhetoric Synonyms: syndesis Related terms: syndetic, syndetical, syndetically Coordinate_terms: asyndeton, polysyndeton
    Sense id: en-syndeton-en-noun-c-jHBivW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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