grammar
nounDivide grammar into syllables:
gram · mar
How to pronounce grammar:
Definition of grammar:
- grammar (noun):
- the rules of a language, that show how sentences are formed, or how words are inflected
- the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics).
- the study of the classes of words, their inflections (see inflection sense 2), and their functions and relations in the sentence
Synonyms for grammar:
abc(s)
alphabet
basics
basis
descriptive grammar
descriptive linguistics
doctrine
elements
essentials
foundation
fundamentals
law
morphology
philosophy
principles
rudiments
rule
rules of language
syntax
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