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hypotaxis

[ hahy-puh-tak-sis ]

noun

, Grammar.
  1. dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.


hypotaxis

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæktɪk; ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs /

noun

  1. grammar the subordination of one clause to another by a conjunction Compare parataxis
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Derived Forms

  • hypotactic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • hy·po·tac·tic [hahy-p, uh, -, tak, -tik, hip-, uh, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypotaxis1

1880–85; < Greek hypótaxis subjection, equivalent to hypo- hypo- + -taxis -taxis
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Example Sentences

Trump’s inability to master hypotaxis, the embedding of clauses within clauses—his tendency to keep elaborating on a single, incomplete clause until he runs out of steam—may, as University of Edinburgh language specialist Geoffrey Pullum told Vox, betray “scattered thoughts, a short span of attention, and a lack of intellectual discipline and analytical skills.”

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