Noun
(linguistics) 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.
Hyponyms: phoneme, word, phrase, sentence
(semiotics) 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.
(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.
Instrument sizes Trombones in Syntagma Musicum (1614-20), by Michael Praetorius Sackbuts come in several sizes. Source: Internet
Texts * Michael Praetorius (1619): Syntagma musicum volume two, De Organographia. Source: Internet
The illustration is from Praetorius ' Syntagma Musicum (1619). Source: Internet
Ermou Street, an approximately convert pedestrian road connecting Syntagma Square to Monastiraki, is a consumer paradise for both Athenians and tourists. Source: Internet