grammar : Idioms & Phrases

• the science which determines the relations of kindred languages by examining and comparing their grammatical forms.

Webster 1913

• noun a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics
  

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• noun (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description
  

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• noun a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college
  
• noun a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades
  grade school; elementary school; primary school.
  

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• . (a) A school, usually endowed, in which Latin and Greek grammar are taught, as also other studies preparatory to colleges or universities; as, the famous Rugby Grammar School. This use of the word is more common in England than in the United States.

Webster 1913

• noun a grammar that is produced by prescriptive linguistics
  

WordNet

• noun a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
  grammatical rule.
  

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