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Parataxis

noun
/paɹəˈtaksɪs/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.noun(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".
2.nounThe juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
3.nounA coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

Synonyms

asyndeticparathesisparasynthetonparagrammatismparanthesisphrasalset phraseparabasisproparalepsisprocatalepsisparenthemeparenthese

Antonyms

hypotaxis
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