HyperDic: polysyndeton

English > 1 sense of the word polysyndeton:
NOUNcommunicationpolysyndetonusing several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in 'he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
English > polysyndeton: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningUsing several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in 'he ran and jumped and laughed for joy').
Broaderrhetorical deviceA use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Spanishpolisíndeton
Catalanpolisíndeton

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