Anataxis

//ˌænəˈtæksəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    difference in ordering between consecutive syntactic layers uncountable

Etymology

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”).

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