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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

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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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Example Sentences

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We could have flying taxis by then, but no airport locomotive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

More than 900 of the self-driving taxis now roam the streets here, doing the work of thousands of human drivers and posing what many analysts consider a threat to ride-share platforms—and drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

Hundreds of families were gathered at dawn to collect their relatives outside the base, where cars, taxis and buses were parked in ranks preparing to take them away, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

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

"I don't mind paying taxes. The more you make, the more taxes you pay. I'm okay with that," the Nvidia chief executive said in an interview with the BBC's news partner in the US, CBS.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He sticks to questions of affordability, taxes, crime and education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Roth conversions make the most sense for married couples with large IRA balances, because after one spouse dies, the other will have to pay taxes as a single person on the same amount of money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Altogether, these individuals would owe at least $107 billion in taxes, according to an analysis by economists Jasper Boll, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Democratic President Harry S. Truman was running for reelection on a platform that included federal laws intended to crack down on lynchings, poll taxes, and employment discrimination.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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