syntax

Meaning

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

Synonyms

grammar

sentence structure

wording

phrase structure

old age pension

pension

authorship

syntactic

trivium

usage

redaction

compilation

diction

linguistics

Translations

syntaxe

sintaxis

Syntax

sintaxe

sintassi

sintaxi

σύνταξη

syntaxis

zinsbouw

zinsleer

sintaxi

συντακτικό

Satzlehre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪn.tæks/

Etymology

Partly from Late Latin syntaxis and partly from its etymon, Ancient Greek σύνταξις (súntaxis), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”), from τάσσω (tássō, “I arrange”). Doublet of syntaxis.