SYNTAGMA

syntagma

Noun

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  1. A syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit; a construction.<ref name="OED"/>
    They are the three Transylvanian peoples collectively known under the syntagma of Unio Trium Nationum.
  2. A sequence of linguistic units in a syntagmatic relationship to one another.<ref name="OED"/>
  3. A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).


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