grammar
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English gramarye, gramery, from Old French gramaire (“‘classical learning’”), from Latin grammatica, from Ancient Greek γραμματική (grammatike), “‘skilled in writing’”), from γράμμα (gramma), “‘line of writing’”), from γράφω (grapho), “‘write’”), from Proto-Indo-European base *gerebh- (to scratch)
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æmə(r)
[edit] Noun
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grammar (countable and uncountable; plural grammars)
- A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
- (uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
- A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
- (computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
- (computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language
- (British, archaic) a textbook.
[edit] Synonyms
- (in linguistics): morpho-syntax (from the relationship between morphology and syntax)
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[edit] Translations
rules for speaking and writing a language
study of internal structure and use of words
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book describing grammar
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in computing: formal system specifying the syntax of a language
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[edit] See also
[edit] Trivia
- The words "grammar" and "glamour" derive from the same root, relics of a time when being able to read and write was an arcane skill with a whiff of sorcery. A scribe was seen as enchanted ("glamorous") and with a knowledge of grammar.
