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Syntax (typeface)
WordNet
noun
(1) The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
(2) Studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
(3) A systematic orderly arrangement
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, from + , from .
Noun
- A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
- The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
- The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.
Usage notes
The joke plural syntices occasionally occurs in blogs (by false analogy with matrix etc.)