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Meaning of parataxic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˌpæɹəˈtæksɪk

Definitions

Pertaining to parataxis.

not-comparable

Examples

“Taking the breath of life, I suspect, from the convulsive sputterings of Allen Ginsberg (the Ginsberg of "Kaddish," to which homage is paid in its pages), the parataxic reportage of John Wieners ("i see the poet occasionally...and never did find my copy/ of measure"), and the stuttered exclamations of John Giorno, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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