syntagma

[ sin-tag-muh ]

noun

, Linguistics.

, plural syn·tag·mas, syn·tag·ma·ta [sin-, tag, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship.

syntagma

/ ˈsɪnˌtæm; sɪnˈtæɡmə /

noun

1. a syntactic unit or a word or phrase forming a syntactic unit
2. a systematic collection of statements or propositions

Word History and Origins

Origin of syntagma¹

1635–45; < Greek sýntagma something put together, equivalent to syntag- ( syntactic ) + -ma resultative noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of syntagma¹

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek, from suntassein to put in order; see syntax

Example Sentences

Grotii Batavi Syntagma Aratæorum, opus poëticæ & astronomiæ studiosis utilissimum.

From Project Gutenberg

This valuable treatise forms the second volume of a work entitled, 'Syntagma Musicum,' etc.

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Stewart had evidently little or no knowledge of the Syntagma Philosophicum.

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