syntax

/ˈsɪn.tæks/ · noun

Meaning

A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.

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phrase structure(English)sentence structure(English)syntactical(English)syntactic(English)directed(English)usage(English)structure(English)syntaxes(English)pragmatics(English)semantics(English)parser(English)parse(English)

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