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syntax

noun

1 the branch of linguistics that deals with the grammatical arrangement of words and morphemes in the sentences of a language or of languages in general

2 the totality of facts about the grammatical arrangement of words in a language

3 a systematic statement of the rules governing the grammatical arrangement of words and morphemes in a language

4 (Logic) a systematic statement of the rules governing the properly formed formulas of a logical system

5 any orderly arrangement or system