"syntax" meaning in English

See syntax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪn.tæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-syntax.wav [UK] Forms: syntax [singular], syntaxes [plural]
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  1. A part of the grammar of a language. Syntax is the rules for putting words together to make a sentence.
    Sense id: simple-syntax-en-noun-fUcLKdTC Categories (other): Linguistics
  2. Syntax is the formal rules of formulating statements of a computer language.
    Sense id: simple-syntax-en-noun-TI93Xkn3 Categories (other): Computing
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