parataxis

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Opposite words

• hypotaxis

Origin

• para- + taxis
• From Ancient Greek παράταξις, from παρα- + τάξις.