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Etymology
Gr. suntaxis, from sun- 'together' + tassein 'arrange'.

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/�sɪn.tæks/, SAMPA|/"sIn.t{ks/

Noun
en-noun|syntaxes or syntices|-

1. A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
2. context|computing|countable The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
3. linguistics The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.

Derived terms
syntactician

Related terms
syntax error
syntax highlighting

Translations
trans-top|set of rules that govern how words are combined
Finnish: lauseoppi, syntaksi
French: syntaxe f
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Japanese: JAchar|統�� (t�goh�)
Polish: t|pl|sk�adnia|f, t|pl|syntaksa|f
Portuguese: sintaxe f
Scots: seentax
Slovenian: skladnja
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trans-top|formal rules of a computer language
Finnish: syntaksi
French: syntaxe f
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (bunp�), �� (k�bun), JAchar|������ (sintakkusu)
Polish: t|pl|sk�adnia|f, t|pl|syntaksa|f
Portuguese: sintaxe f
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trans-top|study of the structure of phrases and sentences
Finnish: lauseoppi, syntaksi
French: syntaxe f
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|統�� (t�goron)
Polish: t|pl|sk�adnia|f, t|pl|syntaksa|f
Portuguese: sintaxe f
Slovenian: skladnja
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ttbc|Chinese: �� SYN�morphology
ttbc|Dutch: syntaxis f
ttbc|Esperanto: sintakso
ttbc|German: Syntax f
ttbc|Interlingua: syntaxe
ttbc|Italian: sintassi f
ttbc|Latin: syntaxis f
ttbc|Persian: ج����ش�اس� (jomle-shenasi), �ح� (nahv)
ttbc|Spanish: sintaxis f
ttbc|Swedish: syntax
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