asyndeton
noun
asyn·de·ton ə-ˈsin-də-ˌtän 
(ˌ)ā-ˈsin-
plural asyndetons or asyndeta ə-ˈsin-də-tə
(ˌ)ā-ˈsin-
: omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses (as in "I came, I saw, I conquered")
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek, from neuter of asyndetos unconnected, from a- + syndetos bound together, from syndein to bind together, from syn- + dein to bind — more at diadem
First Known Use
1555, in the meaning defined above
- butterdocks
- buttered
- buttered joint
- buttered up
- butterer
- butterers
- butterfat
- butterfats
- butterfingered
- butterfingers
- butterfingerses
- butterfish
- butterfishes
- butterflied
- butterflier
- butterfliers
- butterflies
- butterflower
- butterfloweres
- butterflowers
- butterfly
- butterfly banners
- butterfly bat
- butterfly bomb
- butterfly bush