Anataxis
//ˌænəˈtæksəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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