grammar

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Synonyms: grammer, gramma, glammar, grammas

Antonyms: grammer, gramma, glammar, grammas

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q8091}}{{lb|en|countable|and|uncountable|linguistics}} A [[system]] of [[rule]]s and [[principle]]s for the structure of a [[language]], or of languages in general.
2. {{senseid|en|prescribed}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} [[actual|Actual]] or [[presumed]] [[prescriptive]] [[notions]] about the correct use of a language.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[book]] [[describe|describing]] the grammar ({{senseno|en|Q8091}} or {{senseno|en|prescribed}}) of a language.
4. {{rfv-sense|en}} {{lb|en|countable|computing theory}} A formal system specifying the [[syntax]] of a language.
5. {{lb|en|countable|computing theory}} A [[formal system]] defining a [[formal language]].
6. {{lb|en|countable|metaphorical}} The basic [[rule]]s or [[principle]]s of a field of [[knowledge]] or a particular [[skill]].
7. {{lb|en|countable|British|archaic}} A [[book]] describing these [[rule]]s or [[principle]]s; a [[textbook]].
8. {{lb|en|countable|and|uncountable|chiefly|British|informal}} {{ellipsis of|en|grammar school}}.
9. {{lb|en|countable|cellular automata}} A set of component [[pattern]]s, along with the rules for connecting them, which can be combined to form more complex patterns such as large [[still life]]s, [[oscillator]]s, and [[spaceship]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To [[discourse]] according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.

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