Definitions For Parataxis

Noun

PARATAXIS (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". (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.

Antonyms

grammar hypotaxis

Derived terms

para-hypotaxis paratactic paratactical paratactically

Translations

Catalan: parataxi, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 意合式 (yìhéshì, sc=Hani), 並列結構, sc=Hani, para + taxis From (Ancient Greek) παράταξις, , placement side by side, from παρα- + τάξις, , arrangement.