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syntagms

The correct spelling is syntagms.

How to pronounce syntagms

noun

IPA: [ˈsɪntæmz]

Say it like: Syn-tag-ms

The correct spelling is syntagms. A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit. For example: "The syntagma “the God of peace” (in Greek ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης) occurs in all undisputed Pauline letters."

Usage Examples

The syntagma “the God of peace” (in Greek ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης) occurs in all undisputed Pauline letters.

To combine a sequence of shots into a larger syntagma, there has to be a connection between the successive shots.

The men forming the syntagma were arranged in a square of sixteen files of sixteen.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.
  2. 2.An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning.
  3. 3.(history) A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).

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