polysyndeton

pol·y·syn·de·ton  (pl-snd-tn)

n.

The repetition of conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect, as in the phrase here and there and everywhere.

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[Late Greek polusundeton, from neuter of polusundetos, using many connectives : Greek polu-, poly- + Greek sundetos, bound together; see syndetic.]

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polysyndeton [ˌpɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən]

n

1. (Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric the use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp where some might be omitted, as in he ran and jumped and laughed for joy

2. (Linguistics / Grammar) Also called syndesis Grammar a sentence containing more than two coordinate clauses

[poly- + -syndeton, from Greek sundetos bound together]

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Noun

1.

polysyndeton - using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy') rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)