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Definitions for Syntax

[1] Linguistics . the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence.
[2] Logic . that branch of modern logic that studies the various kinds of signs that occur in a system and the possible arrangements of those signs, complete abstraction being made of the meaning of the signs. the outcome of such a study when directed upon a specified language.
[3] a system or orderly arrangement.
[4] Computers . the grammatical rules and structural patterns governing the ordered use of appropriate words and symbols for issuing commands, writing code, etc., in a particular software application or programming language.
[5] the branch of linguistics that deals with the grammatical arrangement of words and morphemes in the sentences of a language or of languages in general
[6] the totality of facts about the grammatical arrangement of words in a language
[7] a systematic statement of the rules governing the grammatical arrangement of words and morphemes in a language
[8] logic a systematic statement of the rules governing the properly formed formulas of a logical system
[9] any orderly arrangement or system

Words related to Syntax

pattern, system, structure, order

Words nearby Syntax

syntactic construction, syntactics, syntagma, syntagmatic, syntality, syntax, syntax language, synteny, synteresis, synth, synth-pop

Origin of Syntax

1565–75; short for earlier syntaxis < Late Latin < Greek sýntaxis an arranging in order, equivalent to syntag- (see syntactic) + -sis -sis

Word origin for Syntax

C17: from Late Latin syntaxis, from Greek suntaxis, from suntassein to put in order, from syn- + tassein to arrange

Synonyms for Syntax

order, pattern, structure, system