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A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed to asyndeton.

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  1. n. A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed to asyndeton.
  2. n. using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in ‘he ran and jumped and laughed for joy’)
  3. A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed to asyndeton.
  4. A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in thesentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed toasyndeton.
  5. n using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')