| Figure Name | acervatio |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | |
| Etymology | L. acervatio, "A heaping up, accumulation" |
| Type | Scheme |
| Linguistic Domain |
Syntactic |
| Definition |
Latin term Quintilian employs for both asyndeton ("acervatio dissoluta"—a loose heap) and polysyndeton ("acervatio iuncta"—a conjoined heap). |
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| Related Figures | asyndeton, polysyndeton |
| Notes | SEE ASYNDETON & POLYSYNDETON |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Randy Harris |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | will require special treatment. -ark |
| Reviewed | No |