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Noun: polysyndeton  ,pó-lee'sin-du,tón or ,pó-lee'sin-du-tun
  1. Using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in 'he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
    "The child's excitement was evident in her use of polysyndeton: 'We went to the park and played on the swings and slid down the slide and had ice cream'"

Derived forms: polysyndetons

Type of: rhetorical device

Encyclopedia: Polysyndeton