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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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In Nairobi and other major towns, migrants from the region can be found working in barber shops and salons, construction, operating motorbike taxis and street vending, as well as selling clothes, food and household goods.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

It is the deepest cut the ride-hailing giant that revolutionized on-demand taxis has made since the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Zoox taxis have logged more than three million driverless miles on public roads and carried nearly one million riders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

He steps confidently into the intersection, slipping between cars and taxis.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

If it were up to him, the 44-year-old mechanic would choose something better: a fully compliant workshop with modern facilities on which he would pay taxes and bid for contracts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Even in places where the direct cost-benefit analysis between taxes and government services may have seemed poor, there were other compensating qualities that state and local policy weren’t caustic enough to destroy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

In addition to state income tax, look at the cost of housing, insurance, property taxes, sales taxes, transportation, utilities and healthcare.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Almost half of those who took part, 49%, said they supported more being spent on disability benefits, even if it led to higher taxes.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

After taxes and social security, I’d be taking home over eighty dollars a week.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls