parataxe

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, placement side by side).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.taks/
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  • Homophone: parataxes
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧taxe

Noun

parataxe f (plural parataxes)

  1. (grammar) parataxis
    Synonym: asyndète
    Antonyms: hypotaxe, syntaxe

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ta‧xe

Noun

parataxe f (plural parataxes)

  1. (grammar) parataxis (a construct in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions)