parataxis

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /paɹəˈtaksɪs/

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parataxis (usually uncountable, plural parataxes)

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

• (antonym(s) of “grammar”): hypotaxis

• asyndeton
• hypotaxis
• juxtaposition
• syntaxis