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.
SYNTAXIS
Syn*tax"is, n.
Defn: Syntax. [R.] B. Jonson.
SYNTERESIS
Syn`te*re"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Defn: Prophylaxis. [Obs.]
2. (Metaph.)
Defn: Conscience viewed as the internal repository of the laws of duty. Whewell.
SYNTERETIC
Syn`te*ret"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Preserving health; prophylactic. [Obs.]