parataxis

== 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/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹəˈtæksɪs/ === 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". Antonym: hypotaxis (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === asyndeton hypotaxis juxtaposition syntaxis