adj.
Pronunciation: sin- ' tak-tik
Variant: or syn · tac · ti · cal \ -ti-k ə l \
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin syntacticus, from Greek syntaktikos arranging together, from syntassein
Date: 1577
: of, relating to, or according to the rules of syntax or syntactics
– syn · tac · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb