asyndeton
See also: Asyndeton
English
Etymology
From Latin asyndeton, from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton, “unconnected”).
Noun
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asyndeton (countable and uncountable, plural asyndetons or asyndeta)
- (rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions such as "or" and "and" are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, or clauses.
- [1835, L[arret] Langley, A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster: Printed by C. White, Baxter-Gate, OCLC 1062248511, page 50:
- Asyndeton the copulative denies;
And sometimes haste and rage sometimes implies.]
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Hypernyms
Related terms
Translations
rhetoric scheme
See also
Czech
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton, “unconnected”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈasɪndɛton]
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈsyn.de.ton/, [äˈs̠ʏn̪d̪ɛt̪ɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈsin.de.ton/, [äˈs̬in̪d̪et̪on]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | asyndeton | asyndeta |
Genitive | asyndetī | asyndetōrum |
Dative | asyndetō | asyndetīs |
Accusative | asyndeton | asyndeta |
Ablative | asyndetō | asyndetīs |
Vocative | asyndeton | asyndeta |
Synonyms
- (Pure Latin) dissolūtiō
Descendants
Adjective
asyndeton
- inflection of asyndetos:
- accusative masculine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
References
- “asyndeton”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- asyndeton in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sɨnˈdɛ.tɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtɔn
- Syllabification: a‧syn‧de‧ton
Declension
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