Polysyndeton

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Polysyndeton \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 to {asyndeton}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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