syntactic
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syn·tac·tic 
[sin-tak-tik] Pronunciation Key
[sin-tak-tik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to syntax. |
| 2. | 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. |
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| syn·tac·tic
(sĭn-tāk'tĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of, relating to, or conforming to the rules of syntax. [Greek suntaktikos, putting together, from suntaktos, constructed, from suntassein, to construct; see syntax.] syn·tac'ti·cal·ly adv. |
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| syntactic | |
adjective | |
| of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax; "the syntactic rules of a language" |
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Syntactic
Syn*tac"tic\, Syntactical \Syn*tac"tic*al\, a. [Cf. G. ? putting together. See Syntax.] Of or pertaining to syntax; according to the rules of syntax, or construction. -- Syn*tac"tic*al*ly, adv.
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