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hypotactic

adjective hy·po·tac·tic \ˌhī-pə-ˈtak-tik\

Definition of HYPOTACTIC

:  of or relating to hypotaxis
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Origin of HYPOTACTIC

Greek hypotaktikos, from hypotassein
First Known Use: 1896

Rhymes with HYPOTACTIC

chiropractic, geotactic, isotactic, malolactic, parallactic, paratactic, phonotactic, phototactic, phyllotactic, prophylactic

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