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English word origin

Etymology of taxis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement, order”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus. · The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture. · The arrangement of the parts of a topic. · arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement, order”).

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Source etymology 2

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verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of taxi

noun

plural of taxi

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See taxi.

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