word order

noun

1. the way in which words are arranged in sequence in a sentence or smaller construction.

   In Latin, word order is freer than in English.

word order

noun

1. the arrangement of words in a phrase, clause, or sentence. In many languages, including English, word order plays an important part in determining meanings expressed in other languages by inflections

Word History and Origins

Origin of word order¹

First recorded in 1890–95