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syntagmatic

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪntagˈmatɪk/
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

adverb

syntagmatics

noun

syntagmatic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of syntagmatic in the US English dictionary

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