grammar


Definition: Meaning of, grammar in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɡramə /

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grammar grammars
  1. [uncountable] the rules by which words change their forms and are combined into sentences, or the study or use of these rules
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  2. [countable] a particular description of grammar or a book that describes grammar rules
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grammar used in phrases

  • descriptive grammar (noun)
    1. linguistics a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics
  • generative grammar (noun)
    1. linguistics a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description
  • grammar school (noun)
    1. a school in Britain for children over the age of 11 who have to pass a special examination to go there [↪  comprehensive school]
    2. American English old-fashioned an ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  • prescriptive grammar (noun)
    1. linguistics a grammar that is produced by prescriptive linguistics
  • rule of grammar (noun)
    1. a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
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