Grammar

Quick meaning: Grammar is a noun meaning (countable and uncountable, linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.

Meaning

(countable and uncountable, linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language.
2. (countable) A book describing the grammar (noun sense 1 or noun sense 2) of a language.
3. (countable, computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
4. (countable, computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language.
5. (countable, figurative) The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
6. (countable, British, archaic) A book describing these rules or principles; a textbook.
7. (countable and uncountable, chiefly British, informal) Ellipsis of grammar school.

Example Sentences

a grammar of geography

She is in her Moods, and her Tenses: / I'll Grammar with you, / And make a trial how I can decline you

Hickerson has a computer program which found a spaceship with speed c/3. In fact a whole grammar of them.

He’s the old man’s only son. Some baby! Yep, right behind ya. Nope, he donno me. I was in Grammar when he was in High.

Word Forms

• grammars
• grammary
• grammer
• grammaring
• grammared

Synonyms for grammar

Depending on context, synonyms include glomery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include elementary, exocentric, endocentric, primary, secondary, baccalaureate.

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