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Meaning of "polysyndeton" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLYSYNDETON

Poly- + -syndeton, from Greek sundetos bound together.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYSYNDETON

polysyndeton  [ˌpɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYSYNDETON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polysyndeton is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYSYNDETON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polysyndeton

Polysyndeton is the use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some could otherwise be omitted. The word "polysyndeton" comes from the Greek "poly-", meaning "many," and "syndeton", meaning "bound together with". It is a stylistic scheme used to achieve a variety of effects: it can increase the rhythm of prose, speed or slow its pace, convey solemnity or even ecstasy and childlike exuberance. Another common use of polysyndeton is to create a sense of being overwhelmed, or in fact directly overwhelm the audience by using conjunctions, rather than commas, leaving little room for a reader to breathe. In grammar, a polysyndetic coordination is a coordination in which all conjuncts are linked by coordinating conjunctions.

Definition of polysyndeton in the English dictionary

The definition of polysyndeton in the dictionary is the use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp where some might be omitted, as in he ran and jumped and laughed for joy. Other definition of polysyndeton is Also called: syndesis a sentence containing more than two coordinate clauses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYSYNDETON


asyndeton
æˈsɪndɪtən
bitten
ˈbɪtən
brighten
ˈbraɪtən
Brighton
ˈbraɪtən
Britain
ˈbrɪtən
cosmopolitan
ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən
Dayton
ˈdeɪtən
kitten
ˈkɪtən
laten
ˈleɪtən
Leighton
ˈleɪtən
metropolitan
ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən
mitten
ˈmɪtən
Satan
ˈseɪtən
seiten
ˈsaɪtən
sitten
ˈsɪtən
skeleton
ˈskɛlɪtən
tighten
ˈtaɪtən
titan
ˈtaɪtən
triton
ˈtraɪtən
written
ˈrɪtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYSYNDETON

polystylar
polystyle
polystyrene
polystyrene cement
polystyrene chips
polysulphide
polysyllabic
polysyllabical
polysyllabically
polysyllabicism
polysyllabism
polysyllable
polysyllogism
polysynaptic
polysynthesis
polysynthesism
polysynthetic
polysynthetical
polysynthetically
polysynthetism

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYSYNDETON

Appleton
axial skeleton
beton
Breton
cytoskeleton
endoskeleton
exoskeleton
feuilleton
jeton
magneton
Middleton
phaeton
potamogeton
Princeton
reggaeton
Seton
Shackleton
simpleton
singleton
syndeton

Synonyms and antonyms of polysyndeton in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polysyndeton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYSYNDETON

Find out the translation of polysyndeton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polysyndeton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polysyndeton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

连词and叠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polisíndeton
570 millions of speakers

English

polysyndeton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polysyndeton
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

polysyndeton
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

polysyndeton
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polysyndeton
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polysyndeton
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polysyndeton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polysyndeton
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polysyndeton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

polysyndeton
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polysyndeton
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polysyndeton
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polysyndeton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polysyndeton
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलिसिन्डेटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polysyndeton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polysyndeton
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polysyndeton
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

polysyndeton
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polysyndeton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

polysyndeton
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polysyndeton
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polysyndeton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polysyndeton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polysyndeton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYSYNDETON»

The term «polysyndeton» is used very little and occupies the 160.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYSYNDETON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polysyndeton» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polysyndeton» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polysyndeton

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYSYNDETON»

Discover the use of polysyndeton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polysyndeton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Polysyndeton (po-ly-sin-de-tahn) is the repeated use of conjunctions. It can serve several useful ends. a. Polysyndeton may be used to create rhythm.A and b andc andd may produce a regular and useful cadence where a, b, c, andd had none ...
Ward Farnsworth, 2011
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Edgar Allan Poe: Rhetoric and Style
(4: 258) Poe's one novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, similarly ends with foregrounded polysyndeton, complementing the biblical themes in that work. Forrest provides a lengthy and thoughtful discussion of this device in ...
Brett Zimmerman, 2005
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The Rhetorical Composition and Function of Hebrews 11: In ...
Polysyndeton and Asyndeton in Other Example Lists Although asyndeton rarely occurs in the other example lists, polysyndeton regularly is used, and generally its rhetorical function is to make the number of examples seem more impressive,  ...
Michael R. Cosby, 1988
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Musica Poetica: Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque ...
Vogt is the only author to supply polysyndeton with a musical definition. Because his definition of emphasis is not entirely clear, the meaning of polysyndeton, which he describes as a repeated emphasis, is also indefinite.1 Should Vogt's ...
Dietrich Bartel
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A Dictionary of Literary Devices: Gradus, A-Z
Polysyndeton fathers, they were let off with a reprimand' (The DeviI's Advocate: An Ambrose Bierce Reader, p. 109). R3: Like conceits*, which they resemble, points may combine metaphor* with antimetabole*. Ex: 'And he answered that the  ...
Bernard Marie Dupriez, Albert W. Halsall, 1991
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Douglas MacArthur: Warrior as Wordsmith
The stylistic counterpoint of asyndeton is polysyndeton, which repeats the conjunction to occur between all items listed in a series. Mac Arthur displays this technique when describing Americans who "sought the way and the light and the truth," ...
Bernard K. Duffy, Ronald H. Carpenter, 1997
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Chaim Perelman
Polysyndeton and asyndeton. In asyndeton, expected conjunctions between words, phrases, and clauses are omitted; in polysyndeton, more conjunctions are used than seem necessary. First, we will exemply these two schemes; then we will ...
Alan G. Gross, Ray D. Dearin, 2003
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Women's Language: An Analysis of Style and Expression in ...
Syndeton on the syntactic level We define polysyndeton and asyndeton as deviations from the conventional rule of coordination, which states that a coordinator should be inserted only between the two final elements in an enumeration of ...
Eva Haettner Aurelius, Hedda Gunneng, Jon Helgason, 2012
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Persuasion Points: 82 Strategic Exercises for Writing ...
34. ASYNDETON. AND. POLYSYNDETON. Most lists use a final conjunction to signal the last element, such as apples, oranges, and bananas. Some lists, however, omit the conjunction to give the reader the feeling that list goes on and on ...
Brian Backman, 2013
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Textual Analysis
Polysyndeton and asyndeton Texts may contain a high number of connectors in close succession, and connectors may be used very sparingly. The first phenomenon is known as polysyndeton, and when few or no connectors are used, it is ...
Bodil Helder, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYSYNDETON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polysyndeton is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oh the places you'll go
... watched videos that have made us laugh, and we've listened to podcasts that have made us pause and ponder (like the polysyndeton, Zoe?) ... «Inklings News, Jun 15»
2
The changing role of Advanced Placement classes
... like AP English Language and Composition, where a class of juniors recently wrestled with concepts like “polysyndeton” and “metonomy. «Marketplace.org, May 15»
3
The Soul In Its Village
In Kanthapura, the dominant device he uses for this effect is the polysyndeton—long sentences with clause after clause after clause linked by conjunctions. «Outlook, Oct 14»
4
Edward Gibbon and the Shape of History, by Charlotte Roberts
Its author uses words such as “coterminosity” and “polysyndeton” with aplomb. In its academic austerity, Roberts' work is unlikely to compete ... «Times Higher Education, Oct 14»
5
7 Secrets Within Obama's UN Address
President Obama used a technique called Polysyndeton, which is a deliberate overuse of conjunctions. Take a look at this phrase as the ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
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Learning Literary Terms With Taylor Swift
Polysyndeton. Definition: “Repetition of conjunctions in close succession” (via merriam-webster.com). Taylor's use: “You, with your words like ... «Huffington Post, Feb 14»
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Why Reading Aloud to Older Children Is Valuable
I teach in an academically accelerated school, and am reading high-level books while explaining polysyndeton, asyndeton, apostrophe, ... «KQED, May 13»
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'Falling to Earth,' by Kate Southwood
The biblical device of polysyndeton — “and” “and” “and” — creates an effect of unity, natural and human, in suffering: “There had only been the ... «New York Times, Mar 13»
9
The genius of Jodie Foster's Golden Globes speech
By using anaphora (1 - see footnotes) ("we've giggled ... we've punched") and polysyndeton (2) (all those ands), she made the sentence sound ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 13»
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Rhetorical Style in Israel's Declaration of Independence
10, 11), along with instances of polysyndeton, “our natural and historic right and on the strength of the resolution” (para. 11) and alliteration ... «Algemeiner, Dec 12»

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