Hypotaxis
[hahy-puh-tak-sis] /ˌhaɪ pəˈtæk sɪs/
noun, Grammar.
1.
dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
/ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs/
noun
1.
(grammar) the subordination of one clause to another by a conjunction Compare parataxis
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