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asyndeton
a·syn·de·ton [ ə síndi tòn ] (plural a·syn·de·ta [ ə síndi tə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
leaving out conjunctions: the omission of conjunctions in sentence constructions in which they would usually be used.
See also  parataxis
[Mid-16th century. < late Latin< Greek asundetos "not bound together" < sundein "bind together"]

as·yn·det·ic [ àssin déttik ] adjective
as·yn·det·i·cal·ly [ àssin déttikəlee ] adverb
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