'Parataxis' definitions:
Definition of 'Parataxis'
- Parataxis \Par`a*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a placing beside,
fr. ? to place beside.] (Gram.)
The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without
indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to
syntax. --Brande & C.
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