Term: polysyndeton: using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
Candidate hypernym: rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) → 1
Candidate hypernym: bureau of justice assistance: the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse → 0
Candidate hypernym: hunger march: a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed → 0
Candidate hypernym: white-rayed mule's ears: herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored rays; northwestern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: convert: a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief → 0
Candidate hypernym: dacoity: robbery by a gang of armed dacoits → 0
Candidate hypernym: berkelium: a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium → 0
Candidate hypernym: killer whale: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas → 0
Candidate hypernym: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: lifeboat: a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship → 0
Candidate hypernym: shingle: a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g. → 0