syntax
pronunciation
How to pronounce syntax in British English:
UK [ˈsɪntæks]
How to pronounce syntax in American English:
US [ˈsɪnˌtæks]
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- Noun:
- the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
- a systematic orderly arrangement
- studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
Word Origin
- syntax (n.)
- c. 1600, from French syntaxe (16c.) and directly from Late Latin syntaxis, from Greek syntaxis "a putting together or in order, arrangement, a grammatical construction," from stem of syntassein "put in order," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + tassein "arrange" (see tactics).
Example
- 1. Full declarative syntax allows for an easy learning curve .
- 2. Do they organise words around a principle of syntax ?
- 3. Java syntax can be verbose .
- 4. The url syntax is protocol-dependent .
- 5. Code examples from existing software or proposed new syntax were often exchanged .