subjacency

== English == === Etymology === From subjacent +‎ -cy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səbˈd͡ʒeɪsənsi/ Hyphenation: sub‧ja‧cen‧cy Rhymes: -eɪsənsi === Noun === subjacency (countable and uncountable, plural subjacencies) The state of being subjacent. (linguistics) A constraint on the movement of elements which states that the target position of movement must be structurally close downwards to the source position.