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syntax

Main Entry:
syntax [sin-taks]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: arrangement
Synonyms: order, pattern, structure, system
Notes: grammar consists of a description of all the elements in a language; syntax focuses on the relationships between words that determine their order in sentences - grammar is the entire study and syntax is one part only
Main Entry: word order
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: word arrangement
Synonyms: structure, syntactic arrangement, syntactic structure, syntactics, syntax
Main Entry: phraseology
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: expression
Synonyms: diction, language, locution, manner, parlance, style, syntax, wording
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Grammar.
Category: 2. Conventional Means; Language Generally
Synonyms:
-nouns
grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation; parts of speech; jussive; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi; Lindley Murray (schoolbook); correct style, philology (language) [more].
-verbs
parse, punctuate, syllabicate.
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