SYNTAGMA

syntagma, syntagm

(noun) a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

syntagma (plural syntagmata or syntagmas)

(linguistics) A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.

(semiotics) An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning.

(history) A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).

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Word of the Day

3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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