hypotaxis
[ hahy-puh-tak-sis ]
nounGrammar.
dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
Origin of hypotaxis
1Other words from hypotaxis
- hy·po·tac·tic [hahy-puh-tak-tik, hip-uh-], /ˌhaɪ pəˈtæk tɪk, ˌhɪp ə-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hypotaxis
hypotaxis
/ (ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs) /
noun
grammar the subordination of one clause to another by a conjunction: Compare parataxis
Derived forms of hypotaxis
- hypotactic (ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæktɪk), adjective
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