統とう合ごう関かん係けい

noun

syntagmatic relation

Linguistics term referring to the horizontal, combinatorial relationship between elements in a sequence, such as words in a sentence. Contrasts with 系列関係 (paradigmatic relation).

See also: 系列関係

• 「赤あかい花はな」における「赤あかい」と「花はな」の関かん係けいは統とう合ごう関かん係けいの一いち例れいです。

  The relationship between 'akai' and 'hana' in 'akai hana' is an example of a syntagmatic relation.