/tag"meem/ , n. Ling.
the basic unit of grammatical analysis in tagmemics, consisting of a correlation between a grammatical function and the class of items that can occur in that function. Cf. filler (def. 9), slot 1 (def. 3).
[ 1930-35; tágm ( a ) arrangement (equiv. to tag-, base of tássein to arrange + -ma n. suffix of result) + -EME ]