parataxis

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) 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. (uncountable, usually) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
3. (historical, uncountable, usually) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

Opposite of

hypotaxis

Translations

parataxe

Parataxe

parataxi

paratassi

parataxe

parataxis

böyle sıralanmış

παράταξις

parataxis

coordinación

coordinació

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paɹəˈtaksɪs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, “placement side by side”), from παρα- (para-) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”); equivalent to para- + taxis.