Parataxis Definition

părə-tăksĭs

noun

The placing of related clauses, phrases, etc. in a series without the use of connecting words (Ex.: “I came, I saw, I conquered”)

Webster's New World

(literature) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.

Wiktionary

(historical, politics) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

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Origin of Parataxis

Greek a placing side by side from paratassein to arrange side by side para- beside para–¹ tassein tag- to arrange

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, “placement side by side"), from παρα- (para-) + τάξις (taksis, “taxis").

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