syntagma

UK: /sɪnˈtæɡmə/ US: (sin tag′mə)

Inflections of 'syntagma' (n):

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syntagmata

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

syn•tag•ma  (sin tag′mə), n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə). [Ling.]

1. Linguistics an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship.

Also, syn•tagm  (sin′tam). 

• Greek sýntagma something put together, equivalent. to syntag- (see syntactic) + -ma resultative noun, nominal suffix
• 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

syntagma / sɪnˈtæɡmə/, syntagm / ˈsɪnˌtæm/ noun ( -tagmata / -ˈtæɡmətə/, -tagms)

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

Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek, from suntassein to put in order; see syntax