syntagma
English
Etymology
From Late Latin syntagma, from Ancient Greek σύνταγμα (súntagma, “syntactical element”), from συντάσσω (suntássō, “arrange together”, “to order”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭntăgʹmə, IPA(key): /sɪnˈtæɡmə/,[1]
Noun
syntagma (plural syntagmata or syntagmas)[1]
- A syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit; a construction.[1]
- They are the three Transylvanian peoples collectively known under the syntagma of Unio Trium Nationum.
- A sequence of linguistic units in a syntagmatic relationship to one another.[1]
- A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).
Derived terms
Translations
syntactic string of words
sequence of linguistic units
See also
References
- “‖syntagma” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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