Complete Definition of "parataxis"

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Etymology
Greek: Πα�ά�αξι� (placement side by side), in antiquity referred to frontal aligned arrangment of battle formations

Noun
parataxis

  1. grammar Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
  2. politics In Greek political system: coalition, "partisan camp"

Derived terms
paratactic
paratactical
paratactically

See also
asyndeton
hypotaxis
syntaxis

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