1. plural of hypotaxis; a grammatical relationship in which clauses or phrases are arranged in a hierarchy of dependence, with some subordinate to others.
Usage: linguistics, grammar
2. plural of hypotaxis; in rhetoric and style, the use of subordinate constructions to show logical or causal relationships between ideas.
Usage: rhetoric, composition

Examples

• The sentence uses multiple hypotaxes to connect the dependent clauses to the main clause.
• In formal writing, hypotaxes create complex sentence structures that show relationships between ideas.
• The author's use of hypotaxes demonstrates sophisticated grammatical control.
• Hypotaxes differ from parataxis in that they establish clear hierarchies of importance.
• Students learning advanced grammar study hypotaxes to understand sentence complexity.