brachylogia brachylogia
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 brach-y-lo'-gi-a from Gk. brachy, "short" and logia, "speech"
Also sp. brachiologia, brachiologa
articulus
the cutted comma

Definition bullet The absence of conjunctions between single words. Compare asyndeton. The effect of brachylogia is a broken, hurried delivery.
 
Examples
  Phillip! Rise! Eat! Leave!

Love, hate, jealousy, frenzy, fury drew him from pity —Angel Day

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  Sources: Primary sources Quintilian 8.3.83; Putt. (1589) 222 ("brachiologa," "the cutted comma"); Day 1599 92 ("brachiologa")


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