hypotaxis

American

[hahy-puh-tak-sis] / ˌhaɪ pəˈtæk sɪs /

noun

Grammar.

dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.

hypotaxis British

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs /

noun

grammar the subordination of one clause to another by a conjunction Compare parataxis

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Other Word Forms

hypotactic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypotaxis

1880–85; < Greek hypótaxis subjection, equivalent to hypo- hypo- + -taxis -taxis

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