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Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

syntax

Pronunciation:/ˈsɪn.tæks/

noun

Definitions

  1. A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.

  2. The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.

  3. The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.