copulative asyndeton

copulative asyndeton
a staccato effect produced by omitting copulative connectives between two or more items in a group, as in "Friends, Romans, countrymen." Cf. adversative asyndeton.

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  • copulative asyndeton — Rhet. a staccato effect produced by omitting copulative connectives between two or more items in a group, as in Friends, Romans, countrymen. Cf. adversative asyndeton …   Useful english dictionary

  • adversative asyndeton — Rhet. a staccato effect produced by omitting adversative connectives from between two or more items forming a group, as in I liked all there was to buy in the store ... I didn t get anything. Cf. copulative asyndeton. * * * …   Universalium

  • adversative asyndeton — Rhet. a staccato effect produced by omitting adversative connectives from between two or more items forming a group, as in I liked all there was to buy in the store ... I didn t get anything. Cf. copulative asyndeton …   Useful english dictionary

  • asindet — ASINDÉT s.n. Figură de stil constând în suprimarea conjuncţiilor (copulative). [var.: asíndeton s.n.] – Din lat. asyndetus, asyndeton, fr. asyndéte. Trimis de baron, 22.01.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  asindét/asíndeton s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004 …   Dicționar Român

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