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Main Entry:
gram·mar 
Pronunciation:
gram-
r
Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English
gramere, from early French
gramaire (same meaning), from Latin
grammatica (same meaning), derived from Greek
gramma "letter, piece of writing," derived from
graphein "to write" --related to
GRAFFITO, -
GRAM, -
GRAPH
1 : the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations in a language
2 : the facts of language with which grammar deals
3 a : a grammar textbook
b : speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules <"Him and I went" is bad
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