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Noun: polysyndeton  ,pó-lee'sin-du,tón or ,pó-lee'sin-du-tun
  1. Using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in 'he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')

Derived forms: polysyndetons

Type of: rhetorical device

Encyclopedia: Polysyndeton

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