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syntaxis

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[sin-tak-sis] / ˌsɪnˈtæk sɪs /

noun

  1. Geology. a point in a mountain range or group of geological folds where the dominant orientation changes abruptly.

  2. Grammar, Older Use. syntax.

Etymology

Origin of syntaxis

First recorded in 1535–45; from Late Latin, from Greek: literally, “arrangement in order,” equivalent to syntag- (stem of syntássein “to arrange together”; syntactic ) + -sis -sis

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