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Synonyms

word order

American  

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 British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of word order

First recorded in 1890–95

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