syntactic
[ sin-tak-tik ]
/ sɪnˈtæk tɪk /
adjective
of or relating to syntax: syntactic errors in English; the syntactic rules for computer source code.
consisting of or noting morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words in a corresponding construction: The word blackberry, which consists of an adjective followed by a noun, is a syntactic compound.
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- synovium,
- synpolydactyly,
- synroc,
- synsacrum,
- synsepalous,
- syntactic construction,
- syntactical,
- syntactics,
- syntagma,
- syntagmatic
Also syn·tac·ti·cal.
Origin of syntactic
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syntactic
/ (sɪnˈtæktɪk) /
adjective
Also: synˈtactical relating to or determined by syntax
logic linguistics describable wholly with respect to the grammatical structure of an expression or the rules of well-formedness of a formal system
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syntactic
1807, from Modern Latin syntacticus, from Greek syntaktikos, from syntassein (see syntax).
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