syntax
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈsɪn.tæks/
:
estructura
- Some preserve the meaning but alter the syntax; others distort the meaning.
- musical syntax
- complex syntax
- incorrect syntax
The first step in what's called the straight line syntax is you must take immediate control of the sale.
- The first step in what's called the straight line syntax is you must take immediate control of the sale.
- A book is a swirl of syntax written in light, spinning secularly.
- It's not really space syntax because he doesn't develop theoretical models.
Examples
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No amount of syntax could ever equal semantics.
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Perhaps, then, the syntax of line 5 began in line 4.
Academic text (2005) -
I shall follow her moves closely, even using her syntax at a number of points.
Academic text (1991) -
I'll look past the obvious problems in syntax for a moment, and I'll focus more on the core of the question.
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My instincts concerning syntax and mechanics are better than your own, I can tell, with due respect.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Africanist syntax reviewed thus far does not stand up to the examination of facts.
Academic text (1992) -
We propose that the correlations shown in the literature between lexicon and syntax may reflect two different types of interactions.
Academic text (2012) -
Nearly all readability formulas, regardless of small differences, analyze two main features of texts: syntax and vocabulary.
Academic text (2013) -
First, the inkblot dissolves the full stop, akin to dismantling syntax into a stream of language.
Academic text (2017) -
Mastering the rules of syntax is essential for writing clear and coherent sentences.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The arrangement of things in a neat sequence
135
2.7
The way things are placed or organized in a place
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4.8
How parts are arranged in something, like furniture or a machine
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2.8
The order of words and groups of words used to make sentences
A group of words in a sentence that work together to show one idea
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.2
A mistake in computer code that breaks the language rules before the program runs
- Specialized
A computer program that finds mistakes in the order of words or symbols in text
- Specialized
A formal set of rules used to describe how a human or computer language is built
How Ordered
Surface Forms
Morphology
syntax = syn + taxis
Although historically analyzable as syn- + -taxis, these Greek combining forms are not recognizable productive English morphemes for a B1 learner, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from English base words.
Etymology
Syntax comes from Greek parts syn- 'together' and taxis 'arrangement'. It originally meant putting things together in order, so syntax now means a neat, systematic arrangement of parts in a system.