grammar

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/
/ˈɡɹæmɚ/
Noun
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.

2 Definition

The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).

3 Definition

A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.

4 Definition

A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.

5 Definition

Actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language.

6 Definition

A formal system defining a formal language

7 Definition

The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.

8 Definition

A textbook.

Example Sentences
  • a grammar of geography
9 Definition

A grammar school.

Example Sentences
  • 2012, Graeme Paton, A green light for more grammars? (in The Daily Telegraph, 11 January 2012)
Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.