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polysyndeton::noun | Spocien Dictionary

polysyndeton
noun
/,pɑli'sɪndɪ,tɑn/
using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
Type Words
Type of rhetorical device

Examples of polysyndeton

polysyndeton
This use of polysyndeton may serve to convey immediacy.
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Polysyndeton is the use of several conjunctions in close succession, this provides a sense of exaggeration designed to wear down the audience.
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