Main Entry: syn·tac·tic

Pronunciation: \sin-ˈtak-tik\

Variant(s): or syn·tac·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin syntacticus, from Greek syntaktikos arranging together, from syntassein

Date: 1577

: of, relating to, or according to the rules of syntax or syntactics

— syn·tac·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb