syntagma
/sɪnˈtæɡmə/
noun
- A linguistic unit consisting of a set of words that form a meaningful phrase or construction, often arranged in a linear sequence.
- A noun phrase like 'a big house' is a common type of syntagma.
- Linguists study how words combine into syntagmas to create meaning.
- In the sentence 'The cat sat,' 'the cat' is a syntagma.
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