syntax

Meaning of syntax

noun

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
the syntax of English
the structure of statements in a computer language.

late 16th century: from French syntaxe, or via late Latin from Greek suntaxis, from sun- ‘together’ + tassein ‘arrange’.

Information about syntax

It is a name.
The plural form of syntax is: syntaxes.
Languages in which syntax is used:
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- English

Hyphenation of syntax

syn-tax

It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
syntax is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of syntax

French: syntaxe
German: Syntax
Italian: sintassi
Spanish: sintaxis

Words that rhyme with syntax

Mentax, Pentax, nontax, untax, photosyntax

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