ASYNDETON

[asyn.de.ton] n, pl -tons or -ta [LL, fr. Gk, fr. neut. of asyndetos unconnected, fr. a- + syndetos bound together, fr. syndein to bind together, fr. syn- + dein to bind--more at diadem] (1555): omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses (as in "I came, I saw, I conquered")