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syndeton
syn·det·on [ síndə tòn, síndətən ] (plural syn·det·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
construction with conjunctions: a grammatical construction in which two clauses are joined by a conjunction
[Mid-20th century. Back-formation <asyndeton, polysyndeton]
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