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Definition of Syntax
1. Noun. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences.
Exact synonyms: Phrase Structure, Sentence Structure
Generic synonyms: Structure
Category relationships: Linguistics
Derivative terms: Syntactic, Syntactical, Syntactician
Generic synonyms: Structure
Category relationships: Linguistics
Derivative terms: Syntactic, Syntactical, Syntactician
2. Noun. A systematic orderly arrangement.
3. Noun. Studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences.
Category relationships: Linguistics
Generic synonyms: Grammar
Specialized synonyms: Generative Grammar
Derivative terms: Syntactic, Syntactical, Syntactician
Generic synonyms: Grammar
Specialized synonyms: Generative Grammar
Derivative terms: Syntactic, Syntactical, Syntactician
Definition of Syntax
1. n. Connected system or order; union of things; a number of things jointed together; organism.
Definition of Syntax
1. Noun. A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences. ¹
2. Noun. (context: computing countable) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language. ¹
3. Noun. (linguistics) The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Syntax
1. the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences [n -ES]