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hypotaxis definition

hypo·taxis (hī′pō tak′sis, hip′ō-)

noun

Gram. syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another

Etymology: ModL < Gr, submission: see hypo- & -taxis

Related Forms:

  • hypotactic hy′po·tac′·tic (-tak′tik) adjective

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