syntaxis

noun

syn·​tax·​is

sə̇n‧ˈtaksə̇s

1

archaic : syntax

2

[New Latin, from Greek, arrangement, syntax] : articulation sense 2a

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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