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- [uh-sin-di-ton, -tuh n]
- /əˈsɪn dɪˌtɒn, -tən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-sin-di-ton, -tuh n]
- /əˈsɪn dɪˌtɒn, -tən/
Definitions of asyndeton word
- noun asyndeton the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence 3
- noun asyndeton an asyndetic construction 3
- noun asyndeton the practice of leaving out the usual conjunctions between coordinate sentence elements (Ex.: smile, shake hands, part) 3
- noun asyndeton Rhetoric. the omission of conjunctions, as in “He has provided the poor with jobs, with opportunity, with self-respect.”. 1
- noun asyndeton Library Science. the omission of cross references, especially from a catalog. 1
- noun asyndeton The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. 1
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Origin of asyndeton
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin < Greek, noun use of neuter of asýndetos not linked (a- a-6 + syndé(ein) to link + -tos verbid suffix)
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Parts of speech for Asyndeton
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
asyndeton popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
asyndeton usage trend in Literature
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noun asyndeton
- allegory — An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- antithesis — The antithesis of something is its exact opposite.
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