In Polysyndeton conjunctions flow, And every word its copulative will shew.
Source: wiktionary
Polysyndeton
//pɒlɪˈsɪndɪtɒn//
Synonyms for "polysyndeton"
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1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- многосъю́зие noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
- полисиндетон noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
French
1 entries- polysyndète noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
Galician
1 entries- polisíndeto noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
German
1 entries- Polysyndeton noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
Italian
1 entries- polisindeto noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
Polish
1 entries- polisyndeton noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
Portuguese
1 entries- polissíndeto noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
Spanish
1 entries- polisíndeton noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
Swedish
2 entries- polysyndes noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
- polysyndeton noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
Tagalog
1 entries- damiugnay noun (the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
Sample sentences
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[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.
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