SYNTAGMA

8 letters 14 Scrabble points /sɪnˈtæɡmə/

Definition of SYNTAGMA

noun

  1. A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.

    "The syntagma “the God of peace” (in Greek ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης) occurs in all undisputed Pauline letters."

  2. An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning.

    "To combine a sequence of shots into a larger syntagma, there has to be a connection between the successive shots."

  3. (history) A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).

    "The men forming the syntagma were arranged in a square of sixteen files of sixteen."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S Y N T A G M A
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points