Syntagma
Alternative forms
- syntagm linguistics
Origin
From Late Latin syntagma, from Ancient Greek σÏνταγμα (suntagma, "syntactical element"), from συντάσσω (suntassÅ, "arrange togetherâ€, “to order").
Full definition of syntagma
Noun
- A syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit; a construction.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.
- A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).