syntaxes

syn·tax

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sin-taks]
- /ˈsɪn tæks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sin-taks]
- /ˈsɪn tæks/

Definitions of syntaxes word

noun syntaxes Linguistics. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence. 1
noun syntaxes Logic. that branch of modern logic that studies the various kinds of signs that occur in a system and the possible arrangements of those signs, complete abstraction being made of the meaning of the signs. the outcome of such a study when directed upon a specified language. 1
noun syntaxes a system or orderly arrangement. 1
noun syntaxes Computers. the grammatical rules and structural patterns governing the ordered use of appropriate words and symbols for issuing commands, writing code, etc., in a particular software application or programming language. 1

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Origin of syntaxes

First appearance:

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

1565-75; short for earlier syntaxis < Late Latin < Greek sýntaxis an arranging in order, equivalent to syntag- (see syntactic) + -sis -sis

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Parts of speech for Syntaxes

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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syntaxes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for syntaxes

noun syntaxes

grammars — Plural form of grammar.
idiolects — Plural form of idiolect.
idioms — an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
morphologies — Plural form of morphology.

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