parataxis

noun para·tax·is \ˌpa-rə-ˈtak-səs\

Definition of PARATAXIS

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

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

Medical Dictionary

noun para·tax·is \-ˈtak-səs\

plural para·tax·es \-ˌsēz\

: the parataxic mode of thinking

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