para'tactically

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parataxis (ˌpærəˈtæksɪs)

—n
	the juxtaposition of clauses in a sentence without the use of a conjunction, as for example None of my friends stayed — they all left early

[C19: New Latin from Greek, from paratassein, literally: to arrange side by side, from para-¹ + tassein to arrange]

paratactic

—*adj*

para'tactically

—*adv*

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