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ASYNDETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does asyndetic mean?
• ASYNDETIC (adjective)
The adjective ASYNDETIC has 1 sense:
1. lacking conjunctions
Familiarity information: ASYNDETIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking conjunctions
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Antonym:
syndetic (connected by a conjunction)
Derivation:
asyndeton (the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used)
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