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Meaning
Noun
●
A system of
rules
and
principles
for
speaking
and
writing
a language.
●
In 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.
●
In Theory of computing:
A
formal system
specifying
the
syntax
of a language.
●
Actual or
presumed
prescriptive
notions
about the
correct
use of a language.
●
In Theory of computing:
A
formal system
defining
a
formal
language
●
The
basic
rules
or
principles
of a
field
of knowledge or a particular skill.
●
In British English:
A
book
describing
these
rules
or
principles
; a textbook.
●
In British English:
A
grammar
school.
●
In Cellular automata:
A set of
component
patterns
,
along with
the
rules
for
connecting
them, which can be
combined
to form more
complex
patterns
such as large
still lifes
,
oscillators
, and spaceships.
Verb
●
To
discourse
according to
the
rules
of
grammar
; to use
grammar
.
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Origin
grammar
English
gramarye
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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