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syntax

syn.tax \'sin-.taks\ n [F or LL; F syntaxe, fr. LL syntaxis, fr. Gk, fr. 
   syntassein]to arrange together, fr. syn- + tassein to arrange - more at 
   TACTICS 1: connected or orderly system or arrangement  2a: the way in which 
   words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or se ntences 2b: the part 
   of grammar dealing with this  3: syntactics esp. as dealing with the formal 
   properties of languages or ca lculi