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syntax

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Definition of syntax in English:

noun

[MASS NOUN]

1The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language:the syntax of English

1.1A set of rules for or an analysis of the syntax of a language:generative syntax

1.2The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax.

2The structure of statements in a computer language.

Late 16th century: from French syntaxe, or via late Latin from Greek suntaxis, from sun- ‘together’ +tassein ‘arrange’.

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