Asyndeton

Asyndeton (UK: , US: ; from the Greek: ἀσύνδετον'unconnected', sometimes called asyndetism) is a literary scheme in which one or several conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses. Examples include veni, vidi, vici (Latin for "I came, I saw, I conquered") due to its lack of conjunction where one normally would be inserted ("I came, I saw, and I conquered"). Asyndeton is often used for the purpose of hastening rhythm.

Asyndeton may be contrasted with syndeton (syndetic coordination) and polysyndeton, which describe the use of one or multiple coordinating conjunctions, respectively. More generally, in grammar, an asyndetic coordination is a type of coordination in which no coordinating conjunction is present between the conjuncts.