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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gram•mar /ˈgræmɚ/USA pronunciation n. - Grammar[uncountable] the study of the way that the sentences or words of a language are constructed, esp. the study of morphology and syntax.
- these features or constructions themselves, characteristic of a given language:[uncountable]English grammar.
- Grammar a theory or account of these features, as a set of rules governing a given language:[countable]a grammar of English.
- Grammar the establishment of rules based on what is considered correct and incorrect language usage:[uncountable]good grammar.
- Grammar usage of preferred or prescribed forms in speaking or writing:[uncountable]She said his grammar was terrible.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gram•mar (gram′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Grammarthe study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed;
morphology and syntax. - Grammarthese features or constructions themselves:English grammar.
- Grammaran account of these features;
a set of rules accounting for these constructions:a grammar of English. - Linguistics[Generative Gram.]a device, as a body of rules, whose output is all of the sentences that are permissible in a given language, while excluding all those that are not permissible.
- GrammarSee prescriptive grammar.
- Grammarknowledge or usage of the preferred or prescribed forms in speaking or writing:She said his grammar was terrible.
- the elements of any science, art, or subject.
- a book treating such elements.
- Greek grammatikè̄ (téchnē) grammatical (art); see -ar2
- Latin gramatica
- Old French gramaire
- Middle English gramery 1325–75
gram′mar•less, adj. |