Definition of: parataxis

(par′ə·tak′sis) noun Gram.
Independent arrangement of clauses, phrases, etc., without connectives, as in “I die, I faint, I fail.” Opposed to hypotaxis. [<Gk., lit., a placing side by side <paratassein place side by side <para- beside + tassein arrange]
—par′·a·tac′tic (-tak′tik) or ·ti·cal adjective
—par′·a·tac′ti·cal·ly adverb