polysyndeton
/pɒlɪˈsɪndɪtɒn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In Polysyndeton conjunctions flow, And every word its copulative will shew."
- "[Hemingway] often employs a variety of polysyndeton—a frequent use of conjunctions, most notably “and”—linking elements in a sentence together in a way that implies all parts are of equal importance, while in fact one unit of the series may be much more significant than the others."
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin polysyndeton, itself from Byzantine Greek πολυσύνδετον (polusúndeton, literally “many connected”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: polysyndeton, πολυσύνδετον