Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asyndeton

/əˈsɪndətən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
asyn-deton
IPA
/əˈsɪndətən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin asyndeton, from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton), from ἀ- (a-, “a-, un-, non-”) and the neuter substantive of σῠ́νδετος (sŭ́ndetos, “bound, joined”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to a- + syndeton.

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Synonyms

dissolutio asyndesis asyndetism

Questions

How do you pronounce asyndeton?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɪndətən/.
What does asyndeton mean?
Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.
Where does asyndeton come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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