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How to pronounce syntagma in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms syntagm
Type of linguistic string, string of words, word string
Has types constituent, grammatical constituent
Derivation syntagmatic

Examples of syntagma

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The commander of the syntagma theoretically fought at the head of the extreme far-right file.
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Syntagma Square in Athens has become the central point for Greek protests against austerity measures.
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I was in syntagma sq on Thursday evening.
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These soldiers fought in close-ranked rectangular or square formations, of which the smallest tactical unit was the 256 men strong syntagma or speira.
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More examples
  • A syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit
  • Syntagmatic structure (structure of syntax) is "the mode of time-awareness in which listeners are placed" such as 'narrative', 'epic', or 'lyrical'.