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syntactics

[ sin-tak-tiks ]
/ sɪnˈtæk tɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)Linguistics.
the branch of semiotics dealing with the formal properties of languages and systems of symbols.
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Also called logical syntax.

Origin of syntactics

First recorded in 1820–30; see origin at syntactic, -ics

Words nearby syntactics

synroc, synsacrum, synsepalous, syntactic, syntactic construction, syntactics, syntagma, syntagmatic, syntality, syntax, syntax language
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Words related to syntactics

parole, pragmatics, semantics, symbolism, langue, structure, syntax

British Dictionary definitions for syntactics

syntactics
/ (sɪnˈtæktɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of semiotics that deals with the formal properties of symbol systems; proof theory
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