1. plural of syntax; the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
Usage: linguistics
2. plural of syntax; the rules that define the combinations of symbols in programming languages
Usage: computing

Examples

• Different programming languages have distinct syntaxes that developers must learn.
• The syntaxes of Romance languages share many common features.
• Students struggled with the complex syntaxes required for the advanced coding assignment.
• Linguists compare the syntaxes of various language families.
• The compiler detected errors in multiple syntaxes within the program.
• Ancient and modern languages often have very different syntaxes.