parataxis
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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, “placement side by side”), from παρα- (para-) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”); equivalent to para- + taxis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /paɹəˈtaksɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
parataxis (usually uncountable, plural parataxes)
- (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".
- (literature) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
- (historical, politics) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “grammar”): hypotaxis
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