hypotaxis

[ hahy-puh-tak-sis ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈtæk sɪs /

noun Grammar.

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

Origin of hypotaxis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hypotaxis

hy·po·tac·tic [hahy-puh-tak-tik, hip-uh-] /ˌhaɪ pəˈtæk tɪk, ˌhɪp ə-/, adjective

Words nearby hypotaxis

hyposulfite, hyposulfurous, hyposulfurous acid, hyposulphite, hyposulphurous acid, hypotaxis, hypotelorism, hypotension, hypotensive, hypotensor, hypotenuse

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