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Definition of hypotaxis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hypotaxis

noun
 
/ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs/
 
/ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs/
[uncountable] (grammar)
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  1. the use of subordinate clauses compare parataxis
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek hupotaxis, from hupo ‘under’ + taxis ‘arrangement’.
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