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hy⋅po⋅tax⋅is

  [hahy-puh-tak-sis]
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–noun Grammar.
dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
Origin:
1880–85; < Gk hypótaxis subjection, equiv. to hypo- hypo- + -taxis -taxis

Related forms:
hy⋅po⋅tac⋅tic  [hahy-puh-tak-tik, hip-uh-] , adjective
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hy·po·tax·is   (hī'pə-tāk'sĭs)   
n.   Grammar
The dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with connectives.

[Greek hupotaxis, subjection, from hupotassein, to arrange under : hupo-, hypo- + tassein, tag-, to arrange.]
hy'po·tac'tic (-tāk'tĭk) adj.
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