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Definition of syntagm noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

syntagm

noun
 
/ˈsɪntæm/
 
/ˈsɪntæm/
(also syntagma
 
/ˌsɪnˈtæɡmə/
 
/ˌsɪnˈtæɡmə/
)
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  1. a unit of language consisting of sets of phonemes, words, or phrases that are arranged in order
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek suntagma, from suntassein ‘arrange together’.
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