par·a·tax·is (p r  -tk s s)n. The juxtaposition of clauses or phrases without the use of coordinating or subordinating conjunctions, as It was cold; the snows came. [Greek, a placing side by side, from paratassein, to arrange side by side : para-, beside; see para-1 + tassein, tag-, to arrange.] par a·tactic (-tktk), para·tacti·cal (-t-kl) adj.par a·tacti·cal·ly adv. |
Translations
paratactic
n (Ling) clause, phrase → parataktisch, nebenordnend
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