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syntagma

[ sin-tag-muh ]

noun

Linguistics.
plural syntagmas, syntagmata
  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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of syntagma1

1635–45; < Greek ²õý²Ô³Ù²¹²µ³¾²¹ something put together, equivalent to syntag- ( syntactic ) + -ma resultative noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of syntagma1

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

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Most of the Q material has the saying-character and is strung together with that lack of all save topical order which we look for in a syntagma.

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Lanes appeared between the syntagmata; a chorus of wild cries swelled up—swept nearer, and the furious riders of the desert came galloping through every interspace.

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Two syntagmata, however, had taken refuge on the right in a bend of ground, had thrown away their arms, and were all kneeling with their faces towards the Punic tents imploring mercy with uplifted arms.

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After the "witnesses," apostolic and other, had begun to disappear, a mere syntagma of Jesus' sayings could not suffice.

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Some syntagmata composed of sturdy men, chosen expressly for the purpose, had broken in three gates.

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