n.
Pronunciation: ' gra-m ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gramere, from Anglo-French gramaire, modification of Latin grammatica, from Greek grammatik ē , from feminine of grammatikos of letters, from grammat-, gramma ― more at GRAM
Date: 14th century
1 a : the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations in the sentence b : a study of what is to be preferred and what avoided in inflection and syntax
2 a : the characteristic system of inflections and syntax of a language b : a system of rules that defines the grammatical structure of a language
3 a : a grammar textbook b : speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules
4 : the principles or rules of an art, science, or technique <a grammar of the theater> also : a set of such principles or rules
– gram · mar · i · an \ gr ə - ' mer- ē - ə n \ noun