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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesasyndétique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-sin-de-tik
"La liste asyndétique dans son discours a créé un rythme puissant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Asyndetic" is said worldwide
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asyndétique
Transliteration: a-sin-de-tik
"La liste asyndétique dans son discours a créé un rythme puissant."
asyndetisch
Transliteration: a-sin-de-tisch
"Der asyndetische Stil in ihrem Gedicht verstärkte die emotionale Intensität."
asindetico
Transliteration: a-sin-de-ti-co
"L'elenco asindetico nel suo discorso ha creato un ritmo potente."
asindético
Transliteration: a-sin-de-ti-co
"La lista asindética en su discurso creó un ritmo poderoso."
assindético
Transliteration: a-sin-de-ti-co
"A lista assindética em seu discurso criou um ritmo poderoso."
असिंडेटिक
Transliteration: asindetik
"उसके भाषण में असिंडेटिक सूची ने एक शक्तिशाली लय बनाई।"
无连词的
Transliteration: wú lián cí de
"他演讲中的无连词的列表创造了强大的节奏。"
비연결의
Transliteration: bi-yeon-gyeol-ui
"그의 연설에서 비연결의 목록은 강력한 리듬을 만들어냈다."
非連結の
Transliteration: hi-renketsu no
"彼のスピーチの非連結のリストは強力なリズムを生み出した。"
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