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Definition of grammatical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grammatical

adjective
 
/ɡrəˈmætɪkl/
 
/ɡrəˈmætɪkl/
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  1. connected with the rules of grammar
    • a grammatical error
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  2. correctly following the rules of grammar
    • That sentence is not grammatical.
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    • be
    adverb
    • perfectly
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    3. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from late Latin grammaticalis, via Latin from Greek grammatikos, from gramma, grammatos ‘letter of the alphabet, thing written’.
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