syntax

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  2. noun a systematic orderly arrangement
  3. noun studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences

Etymology

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.

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Synonyms

sentence structure, phrase structure

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