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par·a·tax·is  (pr-tkss)

n.

The juxtaposition of clauses or phrases without the use of coordinating or subordinating conjunctions, as It was cold; the snows came.

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[Greek, a placing side by side, from paratassein, to arrange side by side : para-, beside; see para-¹ + tassein, tag-, to arrange.]

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para·tactic (-tktk), para·tacti·cal (-t-kl) adj.

para·tacti·cal·ly adv.

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parataxis

arrangement of thoughts as coordinate units in grammatical construction. Cf. hypotaxis. — paratactic, adj.

See also: Grammar