syntactic
adjective
Simple meaning
Containing morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words e.g.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪnˈtæktɪk
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of, related to or connected with syntax.
Containing morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words e.g. greenfinch
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of, related to or connected with syntax.
Used this way, syntactic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a grammar or language-study use: it describes how language works, so it appears in teaching and reference writing.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Formal
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Where it naturally appears
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
Comfortable in writing and prepared speech; in casual conversation a shorter everyday word usually sounds more natural.
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More ways to use syntactic
- “The syntactic rules of a language.”adjective
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- grammaticaladjective
- predicateverb
- syntaxnoun
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Synonyms
Sense: of or related to or connected with syntax
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