Grammar
WordNet
noun
(1) The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)
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Etymology
From , , from , from , from , from , from , from Proto-Indo-European base *gerebh- (to scratch)
Noun
- A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
- 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.
- A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
- A formal system defining a formal language
- a textbook.
Trivia
- The words "grammar" and "glamour" derive from the same root, relics of a time when being able to read and write was an arcane skill with a whiff of sorcery. A scribe was seen as enchanted ("glamorous") and with a knowledge of grammar.