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grammar
  1. A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
  2. (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
  3. A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
  4. (computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
  5. (computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language
  6. The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
  7. (Britain, archaic) A textbook.
  8. (Britain) A grammar school.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “The students are required to complete these assignments with a word processor, and they are graded for grammar and spelling.”
grammatist
  1. (historical) A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
  2. A grammarian.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “And since his owner showed him great kindness, he attended the school of a grammatist.”
      “The Athenian child's school education began with the study of letters under the grammatist.”
      “The grammatist, apparently, taught literature in so far as it was read while the citharist taught the poetry which was usually sung.”
gramarye
  1. (obsolete) Grammar; learning.
  2. (archaic) Mystical learning; the occult, magic, sorcery.
  3. Examples:
    1. “There were fireflies abroad that night, too, increasing the gramarye of it.”
grammary
  1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of grammar.
  2. (archaic) Alternative form of gramarye.
grammaticality
  1. (linguistics) (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “One cannot consistently judge the grammaticality of utterances without knowing what grammatical types their constituent morphemes represent.”
      “Trying to make sense of this proposal leads to some interesting observations about grammaticality and anaphora.”
      “We must therefore fight against these limits and not respect linguistic conventions like grammaticality.”
grammaticity
  1. (linguistics) (of language) the existence of analyzable grammatical structure
grammaticalness
  1. (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There appear to be at least two distinct ways to assign levels of grammaticalness to deviant sentences.”
      “A useful comparison here is with the problem of describing the sense of grammaticalness that we have for the sentences of our native language.”
grammatication
  1. (obsolete) A principle of grammar; a grammatical rule.
grammates
  1. (obsolete) The rudiments or first principles, as of grammar.
grammaticism
  1. (dated) A point or principle of grammar.
grammaticization
  1. Alternative form of grammaticalization
grammarianism
  1. The principles or practices of grammarians.
grammaticalization
  1. (linguistics) The process of grammaticalizing.
grammatophobia
  1. (humorous) An aversion to grammar.
grammaticaster
  1. (derogatory) A pedantic, inferior grammarian.
grammaticist
  1. A person who studies grammar.
  2. Synonyms:
grammarian
  1. A person who studies grammar
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She maintains that a classically trained grammarian would in fact not interpret it that way.”
      “Panini was a Sanskrit grammarian who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics, phonology, and morphology.”
      “He who would have seized the spirit of the laws will learn the positive laws like the good grammarian learns a language.”
grammatician
  1. A person who studies grammar
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The grammatician presented an insightful analysis of the syntax of the ancient language.”
grammeme
  1. (linguistics) A unit of grammar.
grammaticalizations
  1. plural of grammaticalization
grammaticizations
  1. plural of grammaticization
grammaticasters
  1. plural of grammaticaster
grammatications
  1. plural of grammatication
grammaticalities
grammarianisms
  1. plural of grammarianism
grammaticians
grammaticisms
  1. plural of grammaticism
grammaticists
grammarians
  1. plural of grammarian
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Most grammarians today are careful not to equate the middle voice with the English reflexive.”
      “He wants to move the claim from the conditional to the indicative mood, as the grammarians would say.”
      “Prescriptive grammarians routinely disparage innovative usages as introducing ambiguities.”
grammatists
grammemes
  1. plural of grammeme
grammars
  1. plural of grammar
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There have been a number of 20c scholarly grammars of English characterized by a decidedly descriptive approach and a focus on syntax.”
      “Other standard grammars use different lexemes but communicate the same reflexive idea for the middle.”
      “Chimalpahin wrote in an idiosyncratic Nahuatl not always found in colonial grammars and dictionaries or even in the writings of other Nahuas.”
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