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- [sin-tak-tik]
- /sɪnˈtæk tɪk/
- /sɪnˈtæktɪkəl/
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- [sin-tak-tik]
- /sɪnˈtæk tɪk/
Definitions of syntactical word
- adjective syntactical of or relating to syntax: syntactic errors in English; the syntactic rules for computer source code. 1
- adjective syntactical consisting of or noting morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words in a corresponding construction: The word blackberry, which consists of an adjective followed by a noun, is a syntactic compound. 1
- adjective syntactical relating to syntax 1
- adjective syntactical relating to or determined by syntax 0
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Origin of syntactical
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < New Latin syntacticus < Greek syntaktikós, equivalent to syntakt(ós) ordered, arranged together, verbid of syntássein to arrange together (syn- syn- + tag-, base of tássein to arrange + -tos adj. suffix) + -ikos -ic; see tactic
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Parts of speech for Syntactical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
syntactical popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
syntactical usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for syntactical
adj syntactical
- lexical — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
- lingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- linguistic — of or relating to linguistics.
- morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
adjective syntactical
- etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
- language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- lexemic — Of or relating to a lexeme.
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