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Definition of: syntax
(sin′taks) noun
1. The arrangement and interrelationship of words in grammatical constructions.
2. The branch of linguistics dealing with this. [<F syntaxe <LL syntaxis <Gk. <syntassein join together <syn- together + tassein arrange]
—syn·tac·tic (sin·tak′tik) or ·ti·cal adjective
—syn·tac′ti·cal·ly adverb
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