syntactic

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(sĭn-tăk'tĭk) pronunciation or syn·tac·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or conforming to the rules of syntax.

[Greek suntaktikos, putting together, from suntaktos, constructed, from suntassein, to construct. See syntax.]

syntactically syn·tac'ti·cal·ly adv.

Dealing with language rules (syntax). See syntax.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Of or relating to or conforming to the rules of sentence structure.

pronunciation The hope and aim of a word-handler is that he may communicate a thought or an impression to his reader without the reader's realizing that he has been dragged through a series of hazardous or grotesque syntactical situations. — E.B. (Elwyn Brooks) White (1899-1985), U.S. author, editor

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Syntactic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - syntaktisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
syntactisch, grammaticaal

Français (French)
adj. - syntaxique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - syntaktisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γραμμ.) συντακτικός

Italiano (Italian)
sintattico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sintático

Русский (Russian)
синтаксический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sintáctico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - syntaktisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
按照句法的, 句法的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 按照句法的, 句法的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 구문론의, 구문론적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - シンタックスの, 統語上の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نحوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תחבירי‬


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