Antonyms for syntax
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : sin-taks |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪn tæks |
Definition of syntax
Origin :- c.1600, from French syntaxe, from Late Latin syntaxis, from Greek syntaxis "a putting together or in order, arrangement, syntax," from stem of syntassein "put in order," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + tassein "arrange" (see tactics).
- noun arrangement
- Grammarians may criticize the syntax of the President's message, and the style.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- Examples in Syntax, Accidence, and Style, for criticism and correction.
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
- So with Mrs. Wheelwright—Mr. Syntax was equally a stranger to her.
- Extract from : « Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman » by William L. Stone
- This syntax is a product of erotic experts, writers, and imagemakers.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- He tried, he struggled, but the syntax was too much for him.
- Extract from : « The New Education » by Scott Nearing
- They never forget their syntax, children, when once they've been taught it.
- Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
- But the world, as a creation, is not a mere construction; it too is more than a syntax.
- Extract from : « Creative Unity » by Rabindranath Tagore
- The vocabulary is different but the syntax and phonemes are nearly identical.
- Extract from : « Blessed Are the Meek » by G.C. Edmondson
- Once she knew how to read French and Latin, the syntax bored her.
- Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
- How far, in sense, they are singular is a point not of etymology, but of syntax.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
Synonyms for syntax
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