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syntactic

syn·tac·tic

UK/sɪnˈtæktɪk/ US/ˌsɪˈntæktɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax

  • “the syntactic rules of a language”
Synonyms

Origin

From New Latin syntacticus, from Ancient Greek συντακτικός (suntaktikós).

Phrases

  • syntactic expletive
  • syntactic middle voice
  • syntactic salt
  • syntactic sugar

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