syntax

Meaning

Noun

• A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
• The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
• The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.

Related

Similar words

• syntaxis

Origin

• From French syntaxe, from Late Latin syntaxis, from Ancient Greek σύνταξις, from σύν + τάξις, from τάσσω.