Etymology

polysyndeton

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Today it means: The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence. Full definition →

Medieval Latin polysyndeton ← Medieval Greek πολυσύνδετον
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  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromπολυσύνδετον
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed frompolysyndeton
  3. English todaypolysyndeton

Borrowed from Medieval Latin polysyndeton, itself from Medieval Greek πολυσύνδετον (polusúndeton, literally “many connected”).

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