syntagmata

[sin-tag-muh]

syn·tag·ma

[sin-tag-muh]
noun, plural syn·tag·mas, syn·tag·ma·ta [-muh-tuh] . Linguistics.
an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship.
Also, syn·tagm [sin-tam] .


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