n. The omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used, as in "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, / Shrunk to this little measure?" (Shakespeare). [Late Latin, from Greek asundeton, from neuter of asundetos, without conjunctions : a-, not; see A-1 + sundetos, bound together (from sundein, to bind together : sun-, syn- + dein, to bind).] as′yn·detic (ăs′ĭn-dĕtĭk) adj. as′yn·deti·cal·ly adv. |
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