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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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Some local officials in San Diego objected to Waymo’s presence and asked the state for more authority over when and where the taxis can be deployed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Swift, who has been treated for three types of cancer and has had two heart attacks, said when he rang hospital taxis, he was asked if he could walk, climb stairs and owned a car.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

They fear the displacement of traffic on to their roads, with buses, taxis and bikes being rerouted to adjacent streets.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Archer, a California-based startup, recently completed the Northern California leg of its flight tour, which was meant to show how air taxis would work in urban areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Most of them in those years worked around Chicago in various jobs, laborers, driving taxis, and things such as that.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

A 4% annual withdrawal rate — the ballpark percentage recommended by advisers — from your $2.1 million retirement portfolio would give you roughly $84,000 per year, or $7,000 per month, before taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Are there downsides to this approach, particularly regarding liquidity, inflation, insurer risk, taxes or the opportunity cost of locking in a fixed rate for five years?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The income brackets that determine how much Americans pay in taxes each year will adjust higher by about 3.2% for tax year 2027, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Estate planning, taxes and Social Security are all in focus for Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“We’re awful glad to hear that the people of Phippsburg will care for us in our time of trouble. But Sheriff, when was the last time Phippsburg sent their taxes our way?”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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