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Added 4 October 2026

syntax

/ˈsɪn.tæks/ noun

In Latin: syntaxis Wiktionary

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A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language.

Origin

Partly from Late Latin syntaxis and partly from its etymon, Ancient Greek σύνταξις (súntaxis), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to arrange”). Doublet of syntaxis.

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