HYPOTAXIS


Meaning of HYPOTAXIS in English

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs; NAmE -poʊ-/ noun

[ U ] ( grammar ) the use of subordinate clauses

—compare parataxis

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Greek hupotaxis , from hupo under + taxis arrangement.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.