- plural of taxi.
taxis
1 Americannoun
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taxes
plural
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arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
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Biology. oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light.
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Surgery. the replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia or the like, by manipulation without cutting.
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Architecture. the adaptation to the purposes of a building of its various parts.
noun
combining form
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indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus
thermotaxis
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order or arrangement
phyllotaxis
noun
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the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus
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surgery the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only
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Etymology
Origin of taxis
1720–30; < New Latin < Greek táxis, equivalent to tak- (base of tássein to arrange, put in order) + -sis -sis
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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
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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
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