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tagmeme

Pronunciation: /ˈtagmiːm/
Definition of tagmeme

noun

Linguistics
  • (in tagmemics) a slot in a syntactic frame which may be filled by any member of a set of appropriate linguistic items.

Origin:

1930s: from Greek tagma 'arrangement' + -eme

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