Parataxis
//ˌpɛɹəˈtæksɪs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered". uncountable, usually
- 2 The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection. uncountable, usually
- 3 A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system. historical, uncountable, usually
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, “placement side by side”), from παρα- (para-) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”); equivalent to para- + taxis.
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