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Definition of parataxis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parataxis

noun
 
/ˌpærəˈtæksɪs/
 
/ˌpærəˈtæksɪs/
[uncountable] (grammar)
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  1. the placing of clauses and phrases one after the other, without words to link them or show their relationship compare hypotaxis
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek parataxis, from para- ‘beside’ + taxis ‘arrangement’ (from tassein ‘arrange’).
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