Usually means: Juxtaposition of clauses without conjunctions.
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  1. parataxis: Merriam-Webster
  2. parataxis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. parataxis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. parataxis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. parataxis: Wordnik
  6. parataxis: Wiktionary
  7. parataxis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. parataxis: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. parataxis: Infoplease Dictionary
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  11. Parataxis (politics), Parataxis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Parataxis: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. parataxis: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
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  15. parataxis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  16. parataxis: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. Parataxis: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. parataxis: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition

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  1. Linguistic Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Parataxis: A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices

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  1. parataxis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  1. parataxis: A Word A Day

Definitions from Wiktionary (parataxis)

noun:  (grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
noun:  (literature) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
noun:  (historical, politics) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

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