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syntagmatic

Syllabification: (syn·tag·mat·ic)
Pronunciation: /ˌsintagˈmatik/

Definition of syntagmatic

adjective

  • of or denoting the relationship between two or more linguistic units used sequentially to make well-formed structures. Contrasted with paradigmatic.

Derivatives

syntagmatically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/

adverb

syntagmatics

noun
[treated as singular]

syntagmatic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of syntagmatic in the British & World English dictionary