Parataxis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parataxis \Par`a*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a placing beside,
     fr. ? to place beside.] (Gram.)
     The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without
     indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to
     {syntax}. --Brande & C.
     [1913 Webster]