GRAMMAR


Meaning of GRAMMAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgra-mər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English gramere, from Anglo-French gramaire, modification of Latin grammatica, from Greek grammatikē, 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 grə-ˈmer-ē-ən noun

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