The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]