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• plural of taxi.

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  taxis

  noun

  arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
• -taxis
  -taxis

  a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words.

taxis

¹ American  

[tak-sis] / ˈtæk sɪs /

noun

• taxes
  plural

1. arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.

2. Biology. oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light.

3. Surgery. the replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia or the like, by manipulation without cutting.

4. Architecture. the adaptation to the purposes of a building of its various parts.

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taxis ² American  

[tak-seez] / ˈtæk siz /

noun

1. a plural of taxi.

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-taxis ³ American  

1. a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words.

   heterotaxis.

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-taxis ¹ British  

combining form

1. indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus

   thermotaxis

2. order or arrangement

   phyllotaxis

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taxis ² British  

/ ˈtæksɪs /

noun

1. the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus

2. surgery the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• -tactic
  combining form

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• taxes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of taxis

1720–30; < New Latin < Greek táxis, equivalent to tak- (base of tássein to arrange, put in order) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

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Toaster-shaped taxis that don’t have a driver or a steering wheel have started rolling across San Francisco and charging for rides in Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Shared taxis and passenger boats between the areas will be suspended for one month starting on Saturday.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Archer got its start one year earlier, aiming to bring piloted air taxis to the mass market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Boeing is also letting go of Wisk Aero, which is developing electric, autonomous air taxis, and SkyGrid, an air-traffic management system for autonomous flights.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

I heard the rumble of the buses, the hooting of taxis, that inevitable tireless London roar, but I was not part of it.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Deputy leader Richard Tice will set out plans to build 50,000 affordable social homes a year in a news conference on Monday, a policy which the party claims will require no new taxes or borrowing.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Nevertheless, legal challenges to the new taxes could lead to months more uncertainty for businesses and consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

But he said the administration is looking at both taxes and spending.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

So while it is great fun to speculate — is it just another example of rich folk fleeing California’s high taxes?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Mom says it was because the taxes got too high or because they didn’t own their homes in the first place.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson