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1. (n.) polysyndeton
the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
Etymology: (1580–90; < NL)
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1. (noun) polysyndeton
using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
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1. (noun) polysyndeton
a figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed to asyndeton
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