syntagma
[ sin-tag-muh ]
/ sɪnˈtæg mə /
noun, plural syn·tag·mas, syn·tag·ma·ta [sin-tag-muh-tuh] /sɪnˈtæg mə tə/. Linguistics.
an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship.
Also
syn·tagm
[sin-tam] /ˈsɪn tæm/.
Origin of syntagma
1635–45; < Greek
sýntagma something put together, equivalent to
syntag- (see
syntactic) +
-ma resultative noun suffix
Words nearby syntagma
synsacrum,
synsepalous,
syntactic,
syntactic construction,
syntactics,
syntagma,
syntagmatic,
syntality,
syntax,
syntax language,
synteny
Example sentences from the Web for syntagma
This valuable treatise forms the second volume of a work entitled, 'Syntagma Musicum,' etc.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) |Carl EngelStewart had evidently little or no knowledge of the Syntagma Philosophicum.
British Dictionary definitions for syntagma
syntagma
syntagm (ˈsɪnˌtæm)
/ (sɪnˈtæɡmə) /
noun plural -tagmata (-ˈtæɡmətə) or -tagms
a syntactic unit or a word or phrase forming a syntactic unit
a systematic collection of statements or propositions
Word Origin for syntagma
C17: from Late Latin, from Greek, from
suntassein to put in order; see
syntax