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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.
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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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