grammar
[ gram-er ]
/ ˈgræm ər /
noun
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Origin of grammar
1325–75; Middle English
gramery < Old French
gramaire < Latin
gramatica < Greek
grammatikḕ (
téchnē)
grammatical (art); see
-ar2
OTHER WORDS FROM grammar
gram·mar·less, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH grammar
grammar grandma grandmotherWords nearby grammar
Example sentences from the Web for grammar
British Dictionary definitions for grammar
grammar
/ (ˈɡræmə) /
noun
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology, sometimes also phonology and semantics
the abstract system of rules in terms of which a person's mastery of his native language can be explained
a systematic description of the grammatical facts of a language
a book containing an account of the grammatical facts of a language or recommendations as to rules for the proper use of a language
- the use of language with regard to its correctness or social propriety, esp in syntaxthe teacher told him to watch his grammar
- (as modifier)a grammar book
the elementary principles of a science or art
the grammar of drawing
Derived forms of grammar
grammarless, adjectiveWord Origin for grammar
C14: from Old French
gramaire, from Latin
grammatica, from Greek
grammatikē (
tekhnē) the grammatical (art), from
grammatikos concerning letters, from
gramma letter
Cultural definitions for grammar
grammar
The rules for standard use of words. A grammar is also a system for classifying and analyzing the elements of language.