syntax
nounUK /ˈsɪn.tæks/
US /ˈsɪn.tæks/
The way words are put together to make sentences.
The teacher explained the syntax of the sentence so we knew why it sounded right.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The rules of a computer language that tell a program how to be written.
The code failed to run because of a syntax error.
3. The way parts of something are arranged or organized.
The syntax of the dance moves made the routine easy to follow.
4. The study of how sentences are built in a language.
She studied syntax in her linguistics class.