parataxis

 [par-uh-tak-sis]  

par·a·tax·is

   [par-uh-tak-sis]
noun Grammar.
the placing together of sentences, clauses, or phrases without a conjunctive word or words, as Hurry up, it is getting late! I came—I saw—I conquered.
Compare hypotaxis.

Origin:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin < Greek parátaxis an arranging in order for battle. See para-1, -taxis

Related forms
par·a·tac·tic  [par-uh-tak-tik] , par·a·tac·ti·cal, adjective
par·a·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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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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