grammar
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Is grammar a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of grammar?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable and uncountable, linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.countableuncountable
2. (countable and uncountable, linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.uncountable
3. (uncountable) Actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language.uncountable
4. (countable) A book describing the grammar (sense 1 or sense 2) of a language.countable
5. (countable, computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.Examples: "Because real lexicons are big and complex, from a software engineering perspective it is best to write simple grammars that have a simple, well-defined way, of pulling out the information they need from vast lexicons. That is, grammars should be thought of as separate entities which can access the information contained in lexicons. We can then use specialised mechanisms for efficiently storing the lexicon and retrieving data from it."countable
6. (countable, computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language.countable
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, intransitive) To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.Examples: "She is in her Moods, and her Tenses: / I'll Grammar with you, / And make a trial how I can decline you"intransitiveobsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary