asyndeton

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I must listen and cross-question 23] The "asyndeton" would seem to mark a pause, unless some words have dropped out.

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  1. noun The omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used, as in "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,/Shrunk to this little measure?” (Shakespeare).

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  1. Late Latin, from Greek asundeton, from neuter of asundetos, without conjunctions : a-, not; see a-1 + sundetos, bound together (from sundein, to bind together : sun-, syn- + dein, to bind).

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  1. Latin, from Greek ἀσύνδετον, asyndeton, neuter of ἀσύνδετος, unconnected, without conjunction, from - privative + σύνδετος, bound together, from συνδεῑν, bind together, from σύν, together, + δεῖν, bind.
 

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/æˈsɪndɛtɑn/
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