Syn"tax (?), n. [L. syntaxis, Gr.
&?;, fr. &?; to put together in order; sy`n with + &?; to
put in order; cf. F. syntaxe. See Syn-, and
Tactics.] 1. Connected system or order;
union of things; a number of things jointed together; organism.
[Obs.]
They owe no other dependence to the first than what is
common to the whole syntax of beings.
Glanvill.
2. That part of grammar which treats of the
construction of sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences
in their necessary relations, according to established usage in any
language.
Syn"tax (?), n. [L. syntaxis, Gr.
&?;, fr. &?; to put together in order; sy`n with + &?; to
put in order; cf. F. syntaxe. See Syn-, and
Tactics.] 1. Connected system or order;
union of things; a number of things jointed together; organism.
[Obs.]
They owe no other dependence to the first than what is
common to the whole syntax of beings.
Glanvill.
2. That part of grammar which treats of the
construction of sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences
in their necessary relations, according to established usage in any
language.
