Synonyms

syntactics

American

[sin-tak-tiks] / sɪnˈtæk tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the branch of semiotics dealing with the formal properties of languages and systems of symbols.

syntactics British

/ sɪnˈtæktɪks /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of syntactics

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

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