syntax

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/ˈsɪn.tæks/ English

Definitions

noun

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.

Related words

Synonyms

syntaxis phrase structure sentence structure syntactical syntactic directed usage structure syntaxes grammar ordering syntactics arrangement order scheme construction organization

Associated

pragmatics semantics parser parse macros phonology parsing generative perl algol xml

Rhymes

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