parataxis
noun
para·tax·is ˌper-ə-ˈtak-səs 
ˌpa-rə-
: the placing of clauses or phrases one after another without coordinating or subordinating connectives
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Greek parátaxis "placing side by side, marshaling (of troops)," from paratag-, stem of paratassein "to place side by side, put (troops) in proper rank" (from para- para- entry 1 + tássein "to draw up in order [as troops, ships], post, place in order") + -sis -sis — more at tactic entry 2
First Known Use
circa 1842, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
parataxis
noun
para·tax·is -ˈtak-səs
plural parataxes -ˌsēz
: the parataxic mode of thinking
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