parataxis, paratactic 1. The juxtaposition of clauses or phrases without the use of coordinating or subordinating conjunctions; as, 'It was cold; the snows came.' 2. The sequential ordering of proposition or clauses, without an indication of the relation (or co-ordination or subordination) between them by means of connecting words; the joining of ... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2093/6