Definition of SYNTAX

syntax

Plural: syntaces, syntaxes, syntices

Noun

  • The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
  • the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  • a systematic orderly arrangement
  • studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
  • 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.

Examples

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Origin / 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.

Synonyms

phrase structure, sentence structure, syntaxis

Scrabble Score: 16

syntax: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
syntax: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
syntax: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

syntax: valid Words With Friends Word