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syntagma

syntagma

1 9.9
A group of words in a sentence that works as one part
  • noun
  • /sɪnˈtæɡmə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sintagma
  • But by 1330 GMT, demonstrators had peacefully dispersed from Syntagma Square, where protesters have frequently clashed with police in front of parliament.

Examples

  • Flouting the government's ban on protests, an estimated 40,000 people—many carrying posters depicting Ms. Merkel as a Nazi—descended on Syntagma Square near the parliament building.

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  • Following the lead of John Scholasticus, a more complete manual known as the Syntagma of XIV Titles was compiled at Constantinople, "most probably in 629," by an expert with the approval of the patriarch, who added the canons of the other Fathers not mentioned in the Synagoga.

    Academic text (2010)
  • b) Know what Syntagma and constitutional law states clearly.

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  • Today, during a quick walk in the area of Plaka and Syntagma, I took a couple of quick photos with my iPhone.

    Blog text (2)
  • 11.13 Back to Athens, where Greek protesters have reached the parliament building in Syntagma Square.

    Blog text (18)
  • For at least six decades, this Syntagma of XIV Titles had been practically the manual of canon law in use at the see of Constantinople.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The people have paid already through their taxes, so they should be able to travel for free," said Konstantinos Thimianos, 36, an activist standing at the metro picket line in central Syntagma Square.

    Blog text (4)
  • A syntagma can be identified in the sentence by looking for a group of words that act together as a single unit.

  • In linguistics, a phrase or a syntagma often helps clarify the meaning of a sentence.

  • When analyzing sentences, one should pay close attention to each syntagma to understand the grammatical structure.

Synonyms

syntagm
vssyntagma
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of words that work together as one part of a sentence

focuses on a sequence serving as a component in broader grammatical structure
grammatical construction
vssyntagma
  • Specialized
4.0

A group of words in a sentence that work together to show one idea

stresses its role as a syntactic sequence functioning within larger grammatical structure

How Big

sentence
499 1.0
clause
38 3.0
syntagma
  • Specialized
1 9.9
phrase
  • Specialized
662 2.6
word
1.0

Surface Forms

syntagma singular
syntagmas plural

Etymology

Syntagma comes from Greek parts syn- 'together' and tagma 'arrangement', so it means 'things put together'. Think of a syntagma as a small team of words arranged together to act as one unit in a sentence.