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| hy·po·tax·is [ hpə táksiss ] |
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subordinate status of clause: the subordinate status of one clause in relation to another separated from it by a subordinating conjunction. For example, in "I will go when I am ready," the relationship between "I am ready" and "I will go" is one of hypotaxis.
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| [Late 19th century. < Greek hupotaxis "subjection" < hupotassein "arrange under" < tassein "arrange"] |
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 hy·po·tac·tic adjective |
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