First Known Use: circa 1577
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polysyndeton
noun poly·syn·de·ton \-ˈsin-də-ˌtän\
Definition of POLYSYNDETON
: repetition of conjunctions in close succession (as in we have ships and men and money)
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Origin of POLYSYNDETON
New Latin, from Late Greek, neuter of polysyndetos using many conjunctions, from Greek poly- + syndetos bound together, conjunctive — more at asyndeton
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