syntagm

noun

1. 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. 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. 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.”