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polysyndeton

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

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