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syntactic
[ sin-tak-tik ]
/ sɪnˈtæk tɪk /
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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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Also syn·tac·ti·cal .
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synovium, synpolydactyly, synroc, synsacrum, synsepalous, syntactic, syntactic construction, syntactics, syntagma, syntagmatic, syntality
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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
Derived forms of syntactic
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