syntax
/ˈsɪnˌtæks/
the arrangement of words and phrases in sentences
syntax in a sentence
“Yoda's unusual syntax makes his speech distinctive.”
Origin of syntax
Greek syntaxis arrangement from syntassein to arrange from syn- together + tassein to arrange
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