asyndeton Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used

WordNet


A*syn"de*ton noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , fr. unconnected; priv. + bound together, fr. with + to bind.
Definitions
  1. (Rhet.) A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton.

Webster 1913