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