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