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Definitions of syntax
  1. noun
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
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  2. noun
    a systematic orderly arrangement
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  3. noun
    studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
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Definition that contains syntax
  • grammar the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
  • grammarian a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax
  • syntactically with respect to syntax
  • syntactic of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
  • syntactical of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
  • grammatical rule a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
  • syntax error an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language
  • checking program a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors
  • prescriptive linguistics an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used; a prescription for the `correct' phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics
  • syntax language a language used to describe the syntax of another language
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