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anataxis

/ˌanəˈtaksɪs/US/ˌænəˈtæksəs/

anataxis noun: difference in ordering between consecutive syntactic layers.

Noun

anataxis (uncountable)

  1. difference in ordering between consecutive syntactic layers

Origin of anataxis

From ana- (“again”) + taxis (“arrangment of parts”), by analogy with syntaxis. There appears to be no relation to Ancient Greek ἀνάταξις (anátaxis, “financial estimate, assessment”).

Questions about anataxis

What does anataxis mean?
Anataxis means difference in ordering between consecutive syntactic layers.
What part of speech is anataxis?
Anataxis is a noun.
How do you pronounce anataxis?
Anataxis is pronounced /ˌanəˈtaksɪs/ (UK).

Words near anataxis in the dictionary

  1. anat.
  2. anata
  3. anatabine
  4. anatase
  5. anatases
  6. anataxis
  7. anatectic
  8. anatelophase
  9. anatelophases
  10. anatelophasic
  11. anatexes

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