Polysyndeton

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  • noun. The repetition of conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect, as in the phrase here and there and everywhere.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In rhetoric, a figure consisting in the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession; introduction of all the members of a series of coördinate words or clauses with conjunctions: opposed to asyndeton.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, “We have ships and men and money and stores.” Opposed to asyndeton.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
  • Word Usage
    "Then follows, introduced by a kind of polysyndeton (wekhi --"
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    asyndeton  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract