"omission of conjunctions," 1580s, from Latin, from Greek asyndeton, neuter of asyndetos "unconnected," from a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + syndetos, from syndein "to bi [..]

The artistic elimination of conjunctions in a sentence to create a particular effect. See schemes for more information.

Asyndeton is a figure of speech where conjunctions are not used to connect clauses. Julius Caesar sentence about invading Britain is a famous example: I came, I saw, I conquered.

lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. *We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardships, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. J. F. Kennedy, Inaugural *But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. Lincoln, Get [..]

The omission of a conjunction from a list ('chips, beans, peas, vinegar, salt, pepper'). Compare polysyndeton.

("bounding together") - the deliberate avoidance of conjunctions (connectives). ... no units, no flowers, no leaves, no birds..."

(n) the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used

lack of conjunctions between coordinate words, phrases, or clauses; a form of brachylogy. "But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground." [..]

(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, clauses.