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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".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hypotaxis
noun
The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable, usually
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, “placement side by side”), from παρα- (para-) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”); equivalent to para- + taxis.
Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
