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| | | Grammar | n. [ OE. gramere, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire Prob. fr. L. gramatica Gr &unr_;, fem. of &unr_; skilled in grammar, fr. &unr_; letter. See Gramme, Graphic, and cf. Grammatical, Gramarye. ] 1. The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use and application of the rules of a language, in speaking or writing. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The whole fabric of grammar rests upon the classifying of words according to their function in the sentence. Bain. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The art of speaking or writing with correctness or according to established usage; speech considered with regard to the rules of a grammar. [ 1913 Webster ] The original bad grammar and bad spelling. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A treatise on the principles of language; a book containing the principles and rules for correctness in speaking or writing. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. treatise on the elements or principles of any science; as, a grammar of geography. [ 1913 Webster ]
Comparative grammar, the science which determines the relations of kindred languages by examining and comparing their grammatical forms. --
Grammar school. (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. [ 1913 Webster ]
When any town shall increase to the number of a hundred
families or householders, they shall set up a grammar school, the master thereof being able to instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for the University. Mass. Records (1647). (b) In the American system of graded common schools, at one time the term referred to an intermediate school between the primary school and the high school, in which the principles of English grammar were taught; now, it is synonymous with primary school or elementary school, being the first school at which children are taught subjects required by the state educational laws. In different communities, the grammar school (primary school) may have grades 1 to 4, 1 to 6, or 1 to 8, usually together with a kindergarten. Schools between the primary school and high school are now commonly termed middle school or intermediate school. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] | | Grammar | v. i. To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Grammarian | n. [ Cf. F. grammairien. ] 1. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ “The term was used by the classic ancients as a term of honorable distinction for all who were considered learned in any art or faculty whatever.” Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. One who writes on, or teaches, grammar. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Grammarianism | n. The principles, practices, or peculiarities of grammarians. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] | | Grammarless | a. Without grammar. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | grammar | (n) the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) | | grammarian | (n) a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax, Syn. syntactician | | grammar_school | (n) a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college, Syn. grammar school |
| | | | ไวยากรณ์ | (n) grammar | | ไวยากรณ์ | (n) grammar, See also: structure, Example: ไวยากรณ์มีคำอยู่แปดประเภทคือ คำนาม คำสรรพนาม คำคุณศัพท์ คำกริยา คำกริยาวิเศษณ์ คำบุพบท คำสันธานและคำอุทาน, Thai Definition: วิชาภาษาว่าด้วยรูปคำและระเบียบในการประกอบรูปคำให้เป็นประโยค |
| | อนาคตกาล | [anākhothakān] (n) EN: future (grammar) FR: futur [ m ] (conjug.) | | กรรมการก | [kammakārok] (n) EN: accusative case (in Thai grammar) ; objective case | | การก | [kārok] (n) EN: case of a noun (in grammar) | | แกรมมาร์ = แกรมม่า | [kraēmmā] (n) EN: grammar FR: grammaire [ f ] | | ลึงค์ | [leung] (n) EN: gender (in grammar) FR: genre (grammatical) [ m ] | | แม่ | [maē] (n) EN: the Eight Word Ending Protocols in Thai grammar | | แม่เกย | [maē koēi] (n, exp) EN: [ the seventh of the Eight Word Ending Protocols in Thai grammar ] | | แม่เกอว | [maē koēw] (n, exp) EN: [ the eighth and last of the Eight Word Ending Protocols in Thai grammar ] | | แม่กก | [maē kok] (n, exp) EN: [ the first of the Eight Word Ending Protocols in Thai grammar ] | | แม่ ก กา | [maē kø kā] (n, exp) EN: [ in Thai Grammar, the Word Ending Protocol for open syllables ] |
| | | | | | 文法 | [ぶんぽう, bunpou] (n, adj-no) { ling } grammar; syntax; (P) #7,855 [Add to Longdo] | | 再起 | [さいき, saiki] (n, vs, adj-no) comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar); (P) #19,266 [Add to Longdo] | | ＬＦＧ | [エルエフジー, eruefuji-] (n) { ling } lexical-functional grammar; LFG [Add to Longdo] | | グラマー | [gurama-] (adj-na, n) (1) glamour; glamor; glamour girl; glamor girl; (2) buxom; full-breasted; (3) grammar; (P) [Add to Longdo] | | グラマースクール | [gurama-suku-ru] (n) grammar school [Add to Longdo] | | 英文法 | [えいぶんぽう, eibunpou] (n) English grammar [Add to Longdo] | | 可能な文法 | [かのうなぶんぽう, kanounabunpou] (n) possible grammar [Add to Longdo] | | 核文法 | [かくぶんぽう, kakubunpou] (n) core grammar [Add to Longdo] | | 学校文法 | [がっこうぶんぽう, gakkoubunpou] (n) school grammar (esp. middle school grammar) [Add to Longdo] | | 楽典 | [がくてん, gakuten] (n) compositional rules; musical grammar [Add to Longdo] |
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