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adj
Of, related to, or characterized by asyndeton, lacking conjunctions or purposefully omitting conjunctions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rhetoric
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of, related to, or characterized by asyndesis: demonstrating an inability or diminished capacity to order thought or speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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adjective
lacking conjunctions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: syndetic
History
From asyndeton + -ic. Equivalent to a- + syndetic.
From asyndesis + -etic, after the model of adjective formation in Greek.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
