polysyndeton.

The repeated use of conjunctions beyond the amount ordinarily expected in a sequence.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• heavy polysyndeton
• rhythmic polysyndeton

On the page

‘Bread and water and medicine and a way out’ built its urgency through polysyndeton.

The polysyndeton slowed the inventory into a sequence of burdens.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.