GRAMMAR

noun see: gram Date: 14th century 1. the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations in the sentence, a study of what is to be preferred and what avoided in inflection and syntax, 2. the characteristic system of inflections and syntax of a language, a system of rules that defines the grammatical structure of a language, 3. a ~ textbook, speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules, the principles or rules of an art, science, or technique , ~ian noun