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Definition of grammar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grammar

noun
 
/ˈɡræmə(r)/
 
/ˈɡræmər/
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  1. [uncountable] the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences
    • the basic rules of grammar
    • the complexities of English grammar
    see also functional grammar, generative grammar, transformational grammar, universal grammar
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • correct
    • good
    • bad
    • …
    verb + grammar
    • correct
    • teach
    • learn
    • …
    grammar + noun
    • rules
    phrases
    • the rules of grammar
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  2. [uncountable] a person’s knowledge and use of a language
    • His grammar is appalling.
    • bad grammar
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    • People were too polite to correct my grammar when I spoke German.
    • Spelling and good grammar are both very important.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • correct
    • good
    • bad
    • …
    verb + grammar
    • correct
    • teach
    • learn
    • …
    grammar + noun
    • rules
    phrases
    • the rules of grammar
    See full entry
  3. [countable] a book containing a description of the rules of a language
    • a French grammar
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    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gramaire, via Latin from Greek grammatikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of letters’, from gramma, grammat- ‘letter of the alphabet, thing written’.
See grammar in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee grammar in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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