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par•a•tax•is
(par′ə tak′sis),USA pronunciation n.
Grammarthe placing together of sentences, clauses, or phrases without a conjunctive word or words, as Hurry up, it is getting late! I came—I saw—I conquered. Cf. hypotaxis.
par•a•tac•tic
(par′ə tak′tik),USA pronunciation par′a•tac′ti•cal, adj.
par′a•tac′ti•cal•ly, adv.
- Greek parátaxis an arranging in order for battle. See para-1, -taxis
- Neo-Latin
- 1835–45;