Defn: 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.
POLYSYNTHESIS
Pol`y*syn"the*sis, n. Etym: [Poly- + synthesis.]
1. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.
2. (Philol.)
Defn: The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of America; agglutination. Latham.
POLYSYNTHETIC
Pol`y*syn*thet"ic, a. Etym: [Poly- + synthetic.]
Defn: Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative. Polysynthetic twinning (Min.), repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands in alternately reversed positions.
POLYSYNTHETICISM
Pol`y*syn*thet"i*cism, n.
Defn: Polysynthesis.
POLYTECHNIC
Pol`y*tech"nic, a. Etym: [Gr. polytechnique.]