SINCE 1828
syntagma
noun
syn·tag·ma
| \ sin-ˈtag-mə
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plural syntagmas
or syntagmata\ sin-ˈtag-mə-tə
\
\
Definition of syntagma
: a syntactic element
Other Words from syntagma
syntagmatic
\ ˌsin-ˌtag-ˈma-tik
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adjective
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adjective
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