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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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On the north side of the peninsula, Paradise Bay is home to a cluster of high-end resorts that can be reached by sleek, private water taxis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Joby, a major player in the race to bring electric air taxis to market, denied the accusations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Despite some backlash over safety concerns, operators are hoping to eat into a business dominated by Uber Technologies, Lyft, taxis and car services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Futuristic air taxis that take off like helicopters will be built at a new facility that is the first of its kind in the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

We stand alone at the side of the road, trucks and shared taxis and minibuses edging around us.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

That adviser would look at your cash flow, your taxes, your savings, your insurance and how all of those pieces affect each other before recommending anything.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The tax-exempt status also isn’t clear-cut because the payment is only postponed and each state has its own rules for fuel taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Value-added taxes were also missing their targets, the memo said, while the cost of government spending had been underestimated by 3 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ireland is in a stronger fiscal position than most European countries as an ongoing corporation tax windfall means it is collecting more in taxes than it is spending on services.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

On my phone, I search for taxes and land.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio