syntactic
[sin-tak-tik]
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.
Origin of syntactic
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