Syntaxis (contrasted to parataxis) is style in writing or in rhetoric that favors complex syntax, as against simple sentence structures. For example, 19th-century German academic prose, and John Milton`s `Paradise Lost` poetry in English are notably syntactic. ...
• (n.) Syntax.
Syn·tax'is noun Syntax. [ R.] B. Jonson. 
syntaxis 1. A writing or rhetorical style that favors complex syntax, as against simple sentence structures. 2. The arrangement of fold axes or mountain ranges showing convergence towards a common point; that is, the Alpine system of southern Europe and western Asia.