syntactic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɪnˈtæktɪk/ UK /sɪnˈtæktɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #191374

Meanings

1

adj
related to syntax or the rules governing how words and symbols are arranged

The parser reported a syntactic error near the closing bracket.
2

adj
involving structure or arrangement rather than meaning

The two expressions differ syntactically but evaluate to the same result.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · related to syntax or the... syntacticalgrammatical

2 adj · involving structure or... structural formal

Opposites

semanticmeaning-based

Word family

Derived forms syntacticallysyntacticiansyntactical

Related forms syntaxmorphosyntactic

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Phrases (1)

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syntactic category
a class of words sharing grammatical properties and roles

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From New Latin syntacticus, from Greek syntaktikos, from syntassein (to arrange together), from syn- (together) + tassein (arrange).

Topics

Describing Qualities Language & Linguistics Word Formation & Derivatives

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