Etymology

catataxis

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Today it means: A confusion between hierarchical levels; a two-way dependency relation, such as that between a subject and a finite verb. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κατάταξις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκατάταξις“ordering, arranging”
  2. English todaycatataxis

From Ancient Greek κατάταξις (katátaxis, “ordering, arranging”).

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