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Noun: syntax  sin-taks
  1. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
    - sentence structure, phrase structure
     
  2. A systematic orderly arrangement
     
  3. Studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences

Derived forms: syntaxes

See also: syntactic, syntactician

Type of: grammar, scheme, structure, system

Encyclopedia: Syntax

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