: 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