syntax
/ˈsɪn.tæks/
syntax noun: a set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
Noun
syntax (plural syntaxes or syntaces or (proscribed) syntices)
- A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
- The incorporation of a rule of V MOVEMENT into our description of English Syntax turns out to have fundamental theoretical implications for our overall Theory of Grammar: it means that we are no longer able to posit that the syntactic structure of a sentence can be described in terms of a single...1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 8, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 410
- The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
- The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language.
- [Otto] Jespersen, a language professor known for his expertise in syntax and language development, stated that headlinese is not really grammatical writing.2021 May 29, Richard Nordquist, “What Is Headlinese?”, in ThoughtCo, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2021
syntax meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
syntax in Hindi
- set of rules that govern how words are combined
- वाक्यरचना vākyaracnā, वाक्यविन्यास vākyavinyās
- study of the structure of phrases and sentences
- वाक्यविन्यास vākyavinyās, वाक्यरचना vākyaracnā
syntax in Tamil
- தொடரியல், நிரல்தொடரி, வழிமுறைத் தொடரமைப்பு, சொற்றொடரியல்
syntax in Marathi
- वाक्यरचना
syntax in Urdu
- set of rules that govern how words are combined
- نَحْو nahv
More languagesFewer languages
- syntax in Bengali
- বাক্যতত্ত্ব bakkototto
- syntax in Telugu
- వాక్యనిర్మాణం, వాక్యనిర్మాణము, వాక్యరచన
- syntax in Malayalam
- വാക്യഘടന vākyaghaṭana, സിന്റാക്സ് sinṟāksŭ
- syntax in Kannada
- ಸೊಲ್ಲರಿಮೆ
- syntax in Punjabi
- ਸੰਟੈਕਸ, ਸਿੰਟੈਕਸ, ਵਾਕ-ਸੰਰਚਨਾ
- syntax in Gujarati
- વાક્યરચના, વાક્યરચન, વાક્યવિન્યાસ
- syntax in Odia
- ବାକ୍ଯ଼ବିନ୍ଯ଼ାସ, ବାକ୍ଯ଼ବିନ୍ଯାସ
- syntax in Nepali
- वाक्यपद्धति wākyapaddhati, वाक्यरचना wākyaracanā, वाक्यनिर्माण wākyanirmāṇ
- syntax in Pashto
- نحو nahva, سينټکس sinṭiks
- syntax in Tagalog
- palaugnayan
- syntax in Arabic
- بِنَاء جُمْلَة bināʔ jumla, نَحْو naḥw
- syntax in Malay
- sintaksis
- syntax in Indonesian
- sintaksis
- syntax in Persian
- نَحو nahv
- syntax in Thai
- วากยสัมพันธ์ wâak-gà-yá-sǎm-pan
- syntax in Vietnamese
- cú pháp, cú pháp học
- syntax in Myanmar
- အထားအသို a.hta:a.sui
Examples of syntax in a sentence
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:syntax.
- This book is aimed at any interested intelligent person, typically one with little background in syntax research.
- A linter checks your source code for syntax and style errors.
Synonyms of syntax
Forms of syntax
| plural | syntaxes |
|---|---|
| plural | syntaces |
| plural proscribed | syntices |
Origin of syntax
Partly from Late Latin syntaxis and partly from its etymon, Ancient Greek σύνταξις (súntaxis), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to arrange”). Doublet of syntaxis.
Words formed from syntax
Phrases with syntax
Questions about syntax
- What does syntax mean?
- Syntax means a set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
- What is syntax in Hindi?
- Syntax in Hindi is वाक्यरचना (vākyaracnā), वाक्यविन्यास (vākyavinyās). See Syntax meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is syntax?
- Syntax is a noun.
- How do you pronounce syntax?
- Syntax is pronounced /ˈsɪn.tæks/.
- What is the plural of syntax?
- The plural of syntax is syntaxes.
Words near syntax in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: syntax (page history and authors); syntax (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); syntax (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); syntax (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); വാക്യഘടന (Malayalam) (page history and authors); syntax (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); syntax (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); syntax (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); syntax (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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