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tax·is I. \ˈtaksə̇s\ noun (plural tax·es \-kˌsēz\) Etymology: Greek, literally, arrangement, order, from taktos (verbal of tassein to arrange, order) + -sis — more at tactics 1. : the manual restoration of a displaced body part; specifically : the reduction of a hernia manually 2. [New Latin, from -taxis] a. : reflex movement by a freely motile and usually simple organism that is translational or sometimes merely orientational and that constitutes a positive or negative response to a source of stimulation (as a light or a temperature or chemical gradient) — compare kinesis, tropism b. : a reflex reaction involving such movement 3. : a unit (as a company, battalion) of varying size in an ancient Greek army II. plural of taxi present third singular of taxi |