Etymology

hypozeuxis

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Today it means: An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὑπο-
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromὑπο-
  2. English todayhypozeuxis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) + ζευγνύναι (zeugnúnai, “to yoke”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὑπο- all →

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