grammates

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek

Noun

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grammates pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete) The rudiments or first principles, as of grammar.
    • 1633, John Ford, The Broken Heart:
      Ha , ha , ha ! These apish boys , when they but taste the grammates, And principles of theory, imagine

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grammates”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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