syntagmatic

American  

[sin-tag-mat-ik] / ˌsɪn tægˈmæt ɪk /

Sometimes syntagmatical

adjective

Linguistics.

1. pertaining to a relationship among linguistic elements that occur sequentially in the chain of speech or writing, as the relationship between the sun and is shining or the and sun in the sentence The sun is shining.

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syntagmatic British  

/ ˌsɪntæɡˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. of or denoting a syntagma

2. Also: synˈtagmic.  linguistics denoting or concerning the relationship between a word and other members of a syntactic unit containing it

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Other Word Forms

• syntagmatically adverb

Etymology

Origin of syntagmatic

1935–40; < Greek syntagmatikós of a syntagma, equivalent to syntagmat- stem of sýntagma syntagma + -ikos -ic

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