grammar
noun
gram·mar ˈgra-mər 
1
a
: the study of the classes of words, their inflections (see inflection sense 2), and their functions and relations in the sentence
b
: a study of what is to be preferred and what avoided in inflection (see inflection sense 2) and syntax (see syntax sense 1)
2
a
: the characteristic system of inflections (see inflection sense 2) 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
appalled at the bad grammar of college students
4
: the principles or rules of an art, science, or technique
a grammar of the theater
also : a set of such principles or rules
grammarian
grə-ˈmer-ē-ən
noun 
Synonyms
- ABC(s)
- alphabet
- basics
- elements
- essentials
- fundamentals
- principles
- rudiments
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Example Sentences
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Kim Key, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022 For a book on grammar that runs to nearly 400 pages, actual advice is fairly scanty. Dennis Duncan, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 And once again Ephron slyly pokes at the tropes of courtship, using the grammar of classic, nineteen-fifties romance films to critique the genre. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian and Russian both use Cyrillic script and share a similar vocabulary and grammar. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 By parroting the grammar of technical imagery, without actually achieving any technical goals, their photos seem to loosen technology’s moorings. New York Times, 28 July 2022 Artists make objects steeped in meaning and are well-equipped to parse the grammar and syntax of stuff. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022 Spelling and grammar are often poor—multiple errors should be a red flag. Shiran Weitzman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Their slanted grammar, their memories that returned to a terrible past of white supremacy and oppression, a history that challenged the landscape’s beauty. Tema Stauffer, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 See More
Kim Key, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022 For a book on grammar that runs to nearly 400 pages, actual advice is fairly scanty. Dennis Duncan, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 And once again Ephron slyly pokes at the tropes of courtship, using the grammar of classic, nineteen-fifties romance films to critique the genre. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian and Russian both use Cyrillic script and share a similar vocabulary and grammar. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 By parroting the grammar of technical imagery, without actually achieving any technical goals, their photos seem to loosen technology’s moorings. New York Times, 28 July 2022 Artists make objects steeped in meaning and are well-equipped to parse the grammar and syntax of stuff. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022 Spelling and grammar are often poor—multiple errors should be a red flag. Shiran Weitzman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Their slanted grammar, their memories that returned to a terrible past of white supremacy and oppression, a history that challenged the landscape’s beauty. Tema Stauffer, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 See More Word History
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
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing grammar
Kids Definition
grammar
noun
gram·mar ˈgra-mər
1
: the rules of how words are used in a language
2
: speech or writing judged according to the rules of grammar
grammar
noun
as in principles
general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based student directors learning the grammar of filmmaking Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- principles
- elements
- philosophy
- fundamentals
- basics
- alphabet
- rudiments
- foundation
- rule
- law
- basis
- doctrine
- essentials
- ABC(s)
- axiom
- dogma
- groundwork
- bedrock
- keystone
- tenet
- canon
- cornerstone
- belief
- theorem
- underpinning
- precept
- standard
- faith
- nitty-gritty
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- details
- trivia