different between asyndesis vs syndesis

asyndesis

English

Noun

asyndesis

  1. (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.

Related terms

  • asyndetic

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syndesis

English

Etymology

From syn- +? -desis.

Noun

syndesis (usually uncountable, plural syndeses)

  1. (surgery) Arthrodesis (fusion of a joint between two or more bones).
  2. (cytology) Synapsis (association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes).
  3. (grammar) The use of a syndetic construction.
    Antonym: asyndesis

Related terms

  • syndetic

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