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A Writer's Dictionary:

grammar Definition


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grammar
noun
    1. The accepted rules by which words are formed and combined into sentences.
    2. The branch of language study dealing with these.
    3a. A description of these rules as applied to a particular language;
    3b. A book containing this.
    4. A person's understanding of or ability to use these rules.
      Example: bad grammar
Etymology: 14c: from Greek gramma something written.



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