单词 | asyndeton |
释义 | asyndeton —asyndetic /as"in det"ik/, adj. —asyndetically, adv. /euh sin"di ton', -teuhn/, n. 1. Rhet. the omission of conjunctions, as in "He has provided the poor with jobs, with opportunity, with self-respect." 2. Library Science. the omission of cross references, esp. from a catalog. [1580-90; < L < Gk, n. use of neut. of asýndetos not linked (a- A-6 + syndé(ein) to link + -tos verbid suffix)] |
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