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parataxis

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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.
[Greek, a placing side by side, from paratassein, to arrange side by side : para-, beside; see para-1 + tassein, tag-, to arrange.]
para·tactic (-tktk), para·tacti·cal (-t-kl) adj.
para·tacti·cal·ly adv.
parataxis
arrangement of thoughts as coordinate units in grammatical construction. Cf. hypotaxis. — paratactic, adj.
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