syntactic

[ sin-tak-tik ]

/ sɪnˈtæk tɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to syntax: syntactic errors in English;the syntactic rules for computer source code.

consisting of or noting morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words in a corresponding construction: The word blackberry, which consists of an adjective followed by a noun, is a syntactic compound.

Also syn·tac·ti·cal .

Origin of syntactic

1570–80; <New Latin syntacticus<Greek syntaktikós, equivalent to syntakt(ós) ordered, arranged together, verbid of syntássein to arrange together (syn-syn- + tag-, base of tássein to arrange + -tos adj. suffix) + -ikos-ic; see tactic

OTHER WORDS FROM syntactic

syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·syn·tac·tic, adjectivenon·syn·tac·ti·cal, adjectivenon·syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb

un·syn·tac·tic, adjectiveun·syn·tac·ti·cal, adjectiveun·syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby syntactic

synovium, synpolydactyly, synroc, synsacrum, synsepalous, syntactic, syntactic construction, syntactics, syntagma, syntagmatic, syntality

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Example sentences from the Web for syntactic

Language use seems so natural that its syntactic and value-loaded conventions are not questioned.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Only at that moment did language gain a semantic and syntactic dimension (as we call them in today's terminology).
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Syntactic relation is the relation of the parts of speech to each other as integral parts of a sentence.
On the Evolution of Language|John Wesley Powell
The purposes for which the processes are used are derivation, modification, and syntactic relation.
On the Evolution of Language|John Wesley Powell

Syntactic relation must not be confounded with the relation expressed by prepositions.
On the Evolution of Language|John Wesley Powell

British Dictionary definitions for syntactic

syntactic

/ (sɪnˈtæktɪk) /

adjective

Also: synˈtactical relating to or determined by syntax

logic linguistics describable wholly with respect to the grammatical structure of an expression or the rules of well-formedness of a formal system

Derived forms of syntactic

syntactically, adverb

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单词	syntactic
释义	syntactic [ sin-tak-tik ] / sɪnˈtæk tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR syntactic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to syntax: syntactic errors in English;the syntactic rules for computer source code. consisting of or noting morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words in a corresponding construction: The word blackberry, which consists of an adjective followed by a noun, is a syntactic compound. Also syn·tac·ti·cal . Origin of syntactic 1570–80; <New Latin syntacticus<Greek syntaktikós, equivalent to syntakt(ós) ordered, arranged together, verbid of syntássein to arrange together (syn-syn- + tag-, base of tássein to arrange + -tos adj. suffix) + -ikos-ic; see tactic OTHER WORDS FROM syntactic syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·syn·tac·tic, adjectivenon·syn·tac·ti·cal, adjectivenon·syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb un·syn·tac·tic, adjectiveun·syn·tac·ti·cal, adjectiveun·syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby syntactic synovium, synpolydactyly, synroc, synsacrum, synsepalous, syntactic, syntactic construction, syntactics, syntagma, syntagmatic, syntality Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for syntactic Language use seems so natural that its syntactic and value-loaded conventions are not questioned. The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin Only at that moment did language gain a semantic and syntactic dimension (as we call them in today's terminology). The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin Syntactic relation is the relation of the parts of speech to each other as integral parts of a sentence. On the Evolution of Language\|John Wesley Powell The purposes for which the processes are used are derivation, modification, and syntactic relation. On the Evolution of Language\|John Wesley Powell Syntactic relation must not be confounded with the relation expressed by prepositions. On the Evolution of Language\|John Wesley Powell British Dictionary definitions for syntactic syntactic / (sɪnˈtæktɪk) / adjective Also: synˈtactical relating to or determined by syntax logic linguistics describable wholly with respect to the grammatical structure of an expression or the rules of well-formedness of a formal system Derived forms of syntactic syntactically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to syntactic What Are Context Clues?How do you decipher an unfamiliar word when you're reading? Chances are you may have used context clues of some kind—just like a beginning reader would. READ MORE Words related to syntactic linguistic, semantic, acceptable, allowable, correct, morphological, phonological, well-formed
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