syntax

syn·tax  (sntks)

n.

1.

a. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences.

b. A publication, such as a book, that presents such rules.

c. The pattern of formation of sentences or phrases in a language.

d. Such a pattern in a particular sentence or discourse.

2. Computer Science The rules governing the formation of statements in a programming language.

3. A systematic, orderly arrangement.

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[French syntaxe, from Late Latin syntaxis, from Greek suntaxis, from suntassein, to put in order : sun-, syn- + tassein, tag-, to arrange.]

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syntax

Noun

the grammatical rules of a language and the way in which words are arranged to form phrases and sentences [Greek suntassein to put in order]

syntactic
syntactical adj

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syntax

the grammatical principles by which words are used in phrases and sentences to construct meaningful combinations. — syntactic, syntactical, adj.

See also: Grammar

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the study of the principles by which words are used in phrases and sentences to construct meaningful combinations. — syntactic, syntactical, adj.

See also: Linguistics

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Syntax a connected system or order; a union of things.

Examples: syntax of being, 1661; of phantasy or imagination, 1676.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	syntax - the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences phrase structure, sentence structure structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure" linguistics - the scientific study of language
	2.	syntax - a systematic orderly arrangement system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
	3.	syntax - studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences linguistics - the scientific study of language grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) generative grammar - (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description

Translations

syntax [ˈsɪntæks] n → sintaxis f

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syntax [ˈsɪntæks] n → syntaxe f

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syntax [ˈsɪntæks] n → Syntax f

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syntax [ˈsɪntæks] n → sintassi f inv

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syntax

n syntax [ˈsintӕks]

(the rules for) the correct arrangement of words in a sentence. sintaksis عِلْم النَّحو синтаксис skladba syntaks die Syntax σύνταξη (γραμμ.) sintaxis süntaks نحو syntaksi syntaxe תַחבִּיר वाक्य रचना sintaksa mondattan sintaks setningafræði sintassi 統語論 ?문법? 구문론 sintaksė sintakse sintaksis syntaxis syntaks, setningslære składnia sintaxe sintaxă синтаксис skladba, syntax sintaksa sintaksa syntax, satslära ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างถ้อยคำในประโยค; โครงสร้างความสัมพันธ์ทางไวยากรณ์ söz dizimi, sentaks 句法 синтаксис جملوں کی ترکیب نحوی cú pháp 句法