asyndeton

noun

asyn·​de·​ton ə-ˈsin-də-ˌtän 

(ˌ)ā-ˈsin-

plural asyndetons or asyndeta ə-ˈsin-də-tə 

(ˌ)ā-ˈsin-

: omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses (as in "I came, I saw, I conquered")

Word History

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

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above