syntax
A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
Other meanings
The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language.
Synonyms
- sentence structure
- phrase structure
Related words
- lexicosyntax
- macrosyntax
- metasyntax
- microsyntax
- morpho-syntax
- nanosyntax
- phonotax
- protosyntax
- syntaxeme
- syntaxist
- syntaxless
- zoosyntax
Word history
From Ancient Greek "σύνταξις".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “syntax” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.