"catataxis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek κατάταξις (katátaxis, “ordering, arranging”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κατάταξις||ordering, arranging}} Ancient Greek κατάταξις (katátaxis, “ordering, arranging”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} catataxis
  1. A confusion between hierarchical levels; a two-way dependency relation, such as that between a subject and a finite verb. Coordinate_terms: hypotaxis, parataxis
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