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asyndeton
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Derivatives :
adj
asyndetic
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adv
asyndetically
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- asyndeton
[ə 'sɪndə .tɑn]
[æ 'sɪndɪtən]
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noun
[rhetoric]
无连词结构(从句或句子不用连词连接起来的句子结构),如:smile,shake hands,part 微笑,握手,分别
Collins English-English Dictionary
- asyndeton
[æ'sɪndɪtən]
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the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
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an asyndetic construction - Compare syndeton
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[Etymology]
C16: from New Latin, from Greek asundeton, from asundetos unconnected, from a-1 + sundein to bind together
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