hypotaxis
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hypotaxis
noun hypotaxes
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Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.
She said that an example of hypotaxis is: "Although he was sleepy, he stayed awake for the New Year."
Opposite: parataxis
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noun syntactic subordination
| Español | hipotaxis |
|---|---|
| Português | hipotaxe, subordinação |
| Français | hypotaxe |
| Deutsch | Unterordnung, Hypotaxis, Hypotaxe |
| Română | hipotaxă |
Talk about this word "hypotaxis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hypotaxis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hypotaxis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hypotaxis "hypotaxis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hypotaxis.
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@misc{hypotaxis_2026,
title = {hypotaxis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypotaxis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
