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parataxis

noun
para·​tax·​is | \ˌper-ə-ˈtak-səs, ˌpa-rə-\

Definition of parataxis 

: the placing of clauses or phrases one after another without coordinating or subordinating connectives

First Known Use of parataxis

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for parataxis

New Latin, from Greek, act of placing side by side, from paratassein to place side by side, from para- + tassein to arrange

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The first known use of parataxis was circa 1842

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parataxis

noun
para·​tax·​is | \-ˈtak-səs \
plural parataxes\-​ˌsēz \

Medical Definition of parataxis 

: the parataxic mode of thinking

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