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noun
A system of rules that can generate all and only those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
The general theory dealing with grammar as constructed by such rules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
(linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: syntax
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Across languages
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