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- pronunciation:
- sIn
taeks
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the study of the structure and formation of phrases and sentences.
She is a linguist specializing in German syntax. |
definition 2: |
the rules in a language that govern the structure and formation of sentences.
"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously" is a famous example of a sentence that is semantically absurd but is in perfect accordance with the syntax of English. |
definition 3: |
the word order or pattern of word order in a phrase or sentence.
The complex syntax often used by Henry James makes reading his novels a challenge. |
definition 4: |
in computer science, the rules governing the way machine language commands are interpreted.
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definition 5: |
any systematic arrangement; order.
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