polysyndeton

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē sin′di ton′, -tən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•syn•de•ton  (pol′ē sin′di ton′, -tən),USA pronunciation n. [Rhet.]
  1. Rhetoricthe use of a number of conjunctions in close succession. Cf. asyndeton. 
  • Neo-Latin; see poly-, asyndeton
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polysyndeton /ˌpɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən/ n
  1. the use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp where some might be omitted, as in he ran and jumped and laughed for joy
Etymology: 16th Century: poly- + -syndeton, from Greek sundetos bound together

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