syndetonn.
/ˈsɪndɪtən/ Grammar.
(See quots. 1954, 1972.)
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terminant1589
absolute1709
adjectival1866
word group1871
nexus1924
immediate constituent1933
case marker1941
syndeton1954
group1959
placeholder1964
1954 M. A. Pei & F. Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 210 Syndeton, a phrase or construction in which the elements are linked together by connecting particles.
1971 Computers & Humanities 5 262 The frequency distribution enabled us to see also the amount of initial syndeton..in each sample.
1972 R. R. K. Hartmann & F. C. Stork Dict. Lang. & Linguistics 230/1 Syndeton, a construction, parts of which are linked together by means of conjunctions or joining words, e.g. in He came and went again.
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