syntaxis

[ sin-tak-sis ]

noun

1. Geology. a point in a mountain range or group of geological folds where the dominant orientation changes abruptly.
2. Grammar, Older Use. syntax ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of syntaxis¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Late Latin, from Greek: literally, “arrangement in order,” equivalent to syntag- (stem of syntássein “to arrange together”; syntactic ) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

He runs over all sciences to peruse their syntaxis, and thinks all learning comprised in writing Latin.

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He runs over all sciences to peruse their syntaxis, and thinks all learning com-prised in writing Latin.

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The Syntaxis sets forth his method of drawing up a table of chords.

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Ptolemy's greatest work was the "Megale Syntaxis," generally known as the Almagest.

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