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Asyndetic

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a·syn·de·ton  (-snd-tn)
n.
The omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used, as in "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,/Shrunk to this little measure?" (Shakespeare).

[Late Latin, from Greek asundeton, from neuter of asundetos, without conjunctions : a-, not; see a-1 + sundetos, bound together (from sundein, to bind together : sun-, syn- + dein, to bind).]

asyn·detic (sn-dtk) adj.
asyn·deti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.asyndetic - lacking conjunctions
grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
syndetic - connected by a conjunction


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Murayama's decision to re-produce the asyndetic quality of Japanese-American pidgin English is not simply a matter of seeking to render non-Western sensibility into English.
 
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