hypotactic

[hahy-puh-tak-sis]

hy·po·tax·is

[hahy-puh-tak-sis]
noun Grammar.
dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.

Origin:
1880–85; < Greek hypótaxis subjection, equivalent to hypo- hypo- + -taxis -taxis

hy·po·tac·tic [hahy-puh-tak-tik, hip-uh-] , adjective
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Hypotactic is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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hypotaxis (ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs)
 
n
grammar Compare parataxis the subordination of one clause to another by a conjunction
 
hypotactic
 
adj

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