Grammarnoun
A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
Grammaticaladjective
Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.
‘Your writing is not grammatical enough for publication.’;
Grammarnoun
The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
Grammaticaladjective
Of or pertaining to grammar.
‘The writing was measured for both grammatical complexity and accuracy factors.’;
Grammarnoun
A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
Grammaticaladjective
Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as, a grammatical rule.
Grammarnoun
(computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
Grammaticaladjective
According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct; as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is not grammatical.
Grammarnoun
(computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language
Grammaticaladjective
of or pertaining to grammar;
‘the grammatic structure of a sentence’; ‘grammatical rules’; ‘grammatical gender’;
Grammarnoun
The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
Grammaticaladjective
conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers;
‘spoke in grammatical sentences’;
Grammarnoun
A textbook.
‘a grammar of geography’;
Grammarnoun
(UK) A grammar school.
Grammarverb
To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.
Grammarnoun
The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use and application of the rules of a language, in speaking or writing.
Grammarnoun
The art of speaking or writing with correctness or according to established usage; speech considered with regard to the rules of a grammar.
‘The original bad grammar and bad spelling.’;
Grammarnoun
A treatise on the principles of language; a book containing the principles and rules for correctness in speaking or writing.
Grammarnoun
treatise on the elements or principles of any science; as, a grammar of geography.
‘When any town shall increase to the number of a hundredfamilies or householders, they shall set up a grammar school, the master thereof being able to instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for the University.’;
Grammarverb
To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.
Grammarnoun
studies of the formation of basic linguistic units
Grammar
In linguistics, the grammar (from Ancient Greek γραμματική grammatikḗ) of a natural language is its set of structural constraints on speakers' or writers' composition of clauses, phrases, and words. The term can also refer to the study of such constraints, a field that includes domains such as phonology, morphology, and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics.
