1 [U] the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences:
the basic rules of grammar * English grammar
2 [U] a person's knowledge and use of a language:
His grammar is appalling. * bad grammar
3 [C] a book containing a description of the rules of a language:
a French grammar
4 [C] (linguistics) a particular theory that is intended to explain the rules of a language or of language in general:
a generative grammar
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for grammar is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is grammar a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, grammar is tagged as noun.
Does grammar appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — grammar appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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