syntagma

(sin tag)

noun pl. syntagmata , syntagmas

Linguis. a unit in a sequential linguistic structure
also syntagm

See syntagma in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. syn·tag·mas or syn·tag·ma·ta (-tăgˈmə-tə) also syn·tagms
  1. A sequence of linguistic units in a syntagmatic relationship to one another.
  2. A sequence of words in a particular syntactic relationship to one another; a construction.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from French syntagme

Origin: , from Greek suntagma, suntagmat-, arrangement, syntactic unit

Origin: , from suntassein, suntag-, to put in order; see syntax

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