n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' sin-d ə - ˌ tän, ( ˌ ) ā - ' sin-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tons or -ta \ -d ə -t ə \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from neuter of asyndetos unconnected, from a- + syndetos bound together, from syndein to bind together, from syn- + dein to bind ― more at DIADEM
Date: 1555
: omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses (as in “ I came, I saw, I conquered ” )