syntagm
noun /ˈsɪntæm/
/ˈsɪntæm/
(also syntagma
(linguistics) /ˌsɪnˈtæɡmə/
/ˌsɪnˈtæɡmə/
)- a unit of language consisting of sets of phonemes, words, or phrases that are arranged in orderWord Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek suntagma, from suntassein ‘arrange together’.