polysyndeton

noun /pɒlɪˈsɪndɪtɒn/

1. The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.

   countable, uncountable

   And every word its copulative will shew.

   In Polysyndeton conjunctions flow,

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin polysyndeton, itself from Byzantine Greek πολυσύνδετον (polusúndeton, literally “many connected”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry polysyndeton (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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