syntactical

 [sin-tak-tik]  

syn·tac·tic

   [sin-tak-tik]
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.
Also, syn·tac·ti·cal.

Origin:
1570–80; < Neo-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

Related forms
syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·syn·tac·tic, adjective
non·syn·tac·ti·cal, adjective
non·syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·syn·tac·tic, adjective
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un·syn·tac·ti·cal, adjective
un·syn·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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syntactical

adjective
of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax; "the syntactic rules of a language" [syn: syntactic] 
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