asyndetically

Variant of asyndeton

asyndeton definition

asyn·de·ton (ə sin′də tän′)

noun

the practice of leaving out the usual conjunctions between coordinate sentence elements (Ex.: smile, shake hands, part)

Etymology: LL < Gr < a-, not + syndetos, united with < syndein, to bind together < syn-, together + dein, to bind: see diadem

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