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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, related to, or characterized by asyndeton, lacking conjunctions or purposefully omitting conjunctions. not-comparable, rhetoric
2. 2
   Of, related to, or characterized by asyndesis: demonstrating an inability or diminished capacity to order thought or speech. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   lacking conjunctions wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

syndetic

Etymology

Etymology 1

From asyndeton + -ic. Equivalent to a- + syndetic.

Etymology 2

From asyndesis + -etic, after the model of adjective formation in Greek.

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