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syntactic

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. syntactic (adjective)
  2. syntactic construction (noun)
  3. syntactic definition (noun)
  4. syntactic foam (noun)

syn·tac·tic

adj \sin-ˈtak-tik\

Definition of SYNTACTIC

: of, relating to, or according to the rules of syntax or syntactics
— syn·tac·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Variants of SYNTACTIC

syn·tac·tic or syn·tac·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\

Origin of SYNTACTIC

New Latin syntacticus, from Greek syntaktikos arranging together, from syntassein
First Known Use: 1577

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with SYNTACTIC

apractic, atactic, climactic, didactic, galactic

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