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Syntax

Syntax Meaning & Definition
Syntax Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Syntax?

[n] the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
[n] studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
[n] a systematic orderly arrangement

Synonyms | Synonyms for Syntax: phrase structure | sentence structure

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See Also | grammar | structure | system

Syntax In Webster's Dictionary

\Syn"tax\, n. [L. syntaxis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to put together in order; sy`n with + ? to put in order; cf. F. syntaxe. See {Syn-}, and {Tactics}.] 1. Connected system or order; union of things; a number of things jointed together; organism. [Obs.] They owe no other dependence to the first than what is common to the whole syntax of beings. --Glanvill. 2. That part of grammar which treats of the construction of sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences in their necessary relations, according to established usage in any language.
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