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Etymology
Greek: Πα�ά�αξι� (placement side by side), in antiquity referred to frontal aligned arrangment of battle formations
Noun
parataxis
- 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".
- politics In Greek political system: coalition, "partisan camp"
Derived terms
paratactic
paratactical
paratactically
See also
asyndeton
hypotaxis
syntaxis
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