a|syn|de|ton

a|syn|de|ton
a|syn|de|ton «uh SIHN duh ton, -tuhn», noun.
the omission of conjunctions for emphasis or brevity, as in “Come take it,” “Go get him.”
[< Late Latin asyndeton < Greek asýndeton < a- not + sýndetos connected < syndeîn connect]

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