parataxis

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /paɹəˈtaksɪs/

Noun

parataxis (uncountable)

1. (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".
2. (literature) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
3. (historical, politics) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

Antonyms

• (grammar) hypotaxis

Translations

• French: parataxe
• German: Nebenordnung, Parataxis, Parataxe
• Italian: paratassi
• Portuguese: parataxe
• Russian: парата́ксис
• Spanish: parataxis

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