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syntactically

syntactically

1 7.5
In a way that follows the normal order of words in a sentence
  • adverb
  • /sɪnˈtæktɪkli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sintácticamente
  • The teacher explained how to construct a syntactically correct sentence using simple language.
  • syntactically complex
  • syntactically correct sentences
  • syntactically correct

My acronym was Lisp is syntactically pure, saying all you need is parentheses and atoms.

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Examples

  • The Formulated Sentences subtest requires students to orally create semantically and syntactically correct sentences when prompted by a word and an illustration.

    Academic text (2010)

  • So it would tell you that some sentence like Susan is building is syntactically well formed.

  • A normally developing child has learned a syntactically correct natural language by the age of four, without having been taught.

    Academic text (1999)

  • But it's a separate issue, syntactically, so I leave it to the side.

    Blog text (12)

  • It's an error, but syntactically this is fine.

  • Then, two patterns are similar to the extent they are syntactically similar.

    Blog text (11)

  • But that having a syntactically correct sentence doesn't say that the sentence means anything at all.

  • The content of the Talk distraction was both syntactically and semantically based.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In terms of syntactic complexity, the delayed nature of asynchronous discussions gives learners more opportunities to produce syntactically complex language.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The EPA could easily digest the XBRL and allow submitters to syntactically and semantically validate submissions in advance.

    Blog text (12)

Synonyms

grammatically
vssyntactically
9 3.1

In a way that follows the rules of language

focuses on word and phrase arrangement within sentences rather than general correctness
constructionally
vssyntactically
  • Specialized
7.9

In a way that has to do with grammar and sentence structure

focuses specifically on the arrangement of words and phrases in sentences

How Grammatical

syntactically
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Surface Forms

syntactically positive

Morphology

syntactically = syntactic (transparent) = syntax + ic + ally

Standard adjective-to-adverb formation from 'syntactic' using an adverbial suffix; meaning is the manner 'in terms of syntax.'

Etymology

The word syntactically comes from Greek parts syn- meaning 'together' and taxis meaning 'order' or 'arrangement'. So to say something is syntactically correct is to say it is right 'in the way words are put together' in a sentence.