parataxis
para·tax·is
noun \ˌpa-rə-ˈtak-səs\Definition of PARATAXIS
: the placing of clauses or phrases one after another without coordinating or subordinating connectives
Origin of PARATAXIS
New Latin, from Greek, act of placing side by side, from paratassein to place side by side, from para- + tassein to arrange
First Known Use: circa 1842
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