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HYPOTAXIS

\hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊtˈaksiz], \hˌa‍ɪpə‍ʊtˈaksiz], \h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_t_ˈa_k_s_i_z]\

Definitions of HYPOTAXIS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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h[=i]-po-tak'sis, n. (gram.) dependent construction--opp. to Parataxis.--adj. HYPOTAC'TIC.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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