🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

asyndétique

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-sin-de-tik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Asyndetic/əˈsɪn.dɛ.tɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La liste asyndétique dans son discours a créé un rythme puissant."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by the absence of conjunctions between parts of a sentence.

    "The asyndetic list in her speech created a powerful rhythm that captivated the audience."
  2. 2

    Referring to a rhetorical style that emphasizes brevity and impact by omitting conjunctions.

    "His asyndetic approach in the poem heightened the emotional intensity of the imagery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'asyndetic' originates from the Greek word 'asyndetos', meaning 'unconnected' or 'not bound together'. It was adopted into English in the late 19th century, primarily in the context of rhetoric and grammar, to describe a style of writing or speech that omits conjunctions between phrases or clauses.

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