word
Literary
Asyndeton
uh-SIN-di-ton
/əˈsɪndɪtɒn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
asyndeton
Dictionary meaning
Omitting conjunctions between words or clauses for effect ('I came, I saw, I conquered').
Examples
- The speech used asyndeton to build momentum.
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