English
Etymology
From gramarye, from Middle English gramery, from Old French gramaire (classical learning), from Latin grammatica, from Greek γÏ�αμμαÏ�ική Ï�ÎÏ�νη (art of letters), from γÏ�άμμα (letter), from γÏ�άÏ�ειν (to write), from Proto-Indo-European base *gerebh- (to scratch)
Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æm�(r)|-æm�(r)
Noun
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- countable A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
- linguistics (uncountable) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
- countable A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
- comptheory (countable) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
- comptheory (countable) A formal system defining a formal language
Synonyms
i-c|in linguistics morpho-syntax (from the relationship between morphology and syntax)
Derived terms
grammarian
Translations
trans-top|rules for speaking and writing a language
Arabic: ARchar|��اعد|����اع�د unicode|(qawá��ed) p
Armenian: Ö�Õ¥Ö�Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶Õ¸Ö�Õ©ÕµÕ¸Ö�Õ¶ (keraknutyun)
Bulgarian: г�ама�ика f
Catalan: gramà tica f
Croatian: gramatika f
Czech: mluvnice f, gramatika#Czech|gramatika f
Danish: grammatik
Dutch: spraakkunst f, grammatica f
Finnish: kielioppi
French: grammaire f
German: Grammatik f
Greek: γÏ�αμμαÏ�ική (É£ramatikÃ) f
Interlingua: grammatica
Italian: grammatica f
Japanese: �� (����, bunp�)
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Kurdish:
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Norwegian: grammatikk
Novial: gramatike
Polish: gramatyka f
Portuguese: gramática f
Romanian: gramatic� f
Russian: г�амма�ика (grammátika) f
Scottish Gaelic: grà mar m
Slovenian: slovnica
Spanish: gramática f
Swedish: grammatik c
Turkish: gramer, dil bilgisi
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trans-top|study of internal structure and use of words
Arabic: ARchar|عÙ�Ù� Ù�Ù�اعد|Ù�Ù�Ù�Ù�اعÙ�د unicode|(Ê�Ãlmu qawáË�Ê�ed) m
Catalan: gramà tica
Croatian: gramatika f
Finnish: kielioppi
French: grammaire f
Greek: γÏ�αμμαÏ�ική (É£ramaticÃ) f
Interlingua: grammatica
Italian: grammatica f
Japanese: �� (����, bunp�)
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Novial: gramatike
Polish: gramatyka f
Portuguese: gramática f
Russian: г�амма�ика (grammátika) f
Scottish Gaelic: grà mar m
Slovenian: slovnica
Spanish: gramática f
Swedish: grammatik c
Turkish: gramer, dil bilgisi
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trans-top|book describing grammar
Arabic: ARchar|��اعد|����اع�د unicode|(qawá��ed) p
Catalan: gramà tica
Croatian: gramatika f
Finnish: kielioppikirja
French: grammaire f
Greek: βιβλίο γÏ�αμμαÏ�ικήÏ� (vivlÃo É£ramaticÃs) (means "book of grammar") n, or simply γÏ�αμμαÏ�ική (É£ramaticÃ) f
Italian: grammatica f
Japanese: ��� (������, bunp�sho)
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Interlingua: grammatica
Novial: gramatike
Portuguese: gramática f
Russian: г�амма�ика (grammátika) f
Slovenian: slovnica
Swedish: grammatik c, grammatikbok c, språklära c
Turkish: gramer kitabı, dil bilgisi kitabı
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trans-top|in computing: formal system specifying the syntax of a language
Arabic: ARchar|��اعد|����اع�د unicode|(qawá��ed) p
Croatian: gramatika f
Czech: gramatika#Czech|gramatika f
Finnish: kielioppi
French: grammaire f
Greek: γÏ�αμμαÏ�ική (É£ramaticÃ) f
Japanese: �� (����, bunp�)
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Novial: gramatike
Portuguese: gramática f
Russian: г�амма�ика (grammátika) f
Swedish: grammatik c
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ttbc|Basque: gramatika
ttbc|Chinese: èª�æ³� / è¯æ³� (yÇ�fÇ�)
ttbc|Esperanto: gramatiko
ttbc|Hungarian: nyelvtan
ttbc|Indonesian: tata bahasa
ttbc|Korean: 문� (munbeop)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|دست�ر (dastûr)
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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.
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