asyndeton

[ uh-sin-di-ton, -tuh n ]
/ əˈsɪn dɪˌtɒn, -tən /

noun

Rhetoric. the omission of conjunctions, as in “He has provided the poor with jobs, with opportunity, with self-respect.”
Library Science. the omission of cross references, especially from a catalog.

Origin of asyndeton

1580–90; < Latin < Greek, noun use of neuter of asýndetos not linked ( a- a-6 + syndé(ein) to link + -tos verbid suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM asyndeton

as·yn·det·ic [as-in-det-ik] /ˈæs ɪnˈdɛt ɪk/, adjective as·yn·det·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby asyndeton

asynchronous, asynchronous transmission, asynclitism, asyndesis, asyndetic, asyndeton, asynechia, asynergia, asynergy, asynjur, asyntactic

British Dictionary definitions for asyndetic (1 of 2)

asyndetic
/ (ˌæsɪnˈdɛtɪk) /

adjective

(of a catalogue or index) without cross references
(of a linguistic construction) having no conjunction, as in I came, I saw, I conquered

Derived forms of asyndetic

asyndetically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for asyndetic (2 of 2)

asyndeton
/ (æˈsɪndɪtən) /

noun plural -deta (-dɪtə)

the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
an asyndetic construction Compare syndeton

Word Origin for asyndeton

C16: from New Latin, from Greek asundeton, from asundetos unconnected, from a- 1 + sundein to bind together