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syn·tax
 syntax
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taeks
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the study of the structure and formation of phrases and sentences.
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| definition 2: |
the word order or pattern of word order in a phrase or sentence.
The complex syntax used by Henry James makes reading his novels a challenge. |
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in computer science, the rules governing the way machine language commands are interpreted.
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| definition 4: |
any systematic arrangement; order.
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