syntax

  1. Noun.  A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
  2. Noun.  (context, computing) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
  3. Noun.  (linguistics) The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language.

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