Definition for A-SYN'DE-TON

A-SYN'DE-TON, n. [Gr. α privative and συνδεω; to bind together.]

In grammar, a figure which omits the connective; as, veni, vidi, vici. It stands opposed to polysyndeton, which is a multiplication of connectives. – Campbell.

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