Definitions for: Syntax


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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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Synonyms: phrase structure, sentence structure

See Also: grammar, structure, system

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