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polysyndeton definition

poly·syn·deton (päl′i sin′də tän′, -tən)

noun

Rhetoric the use or repetition of conjunctions in close succession

Etymology: ModL < neut. of LGr polysyndetos, using many conjunctions < Gr poly-, poly- + syndetos, bound together < syndein, to bind together: see syndetic

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