Meaning of GRAMMATICAL
| Pronunciation: | | gru'matikul
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- [adj] conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"
- [adj] of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"
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| | Synonyms: | | grammatic, well-formed |
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| | Antonyms: | | ill-formed, ungrammatical | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gram*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. grammaticus, grammaticalis;
Gr. ? skilled in grammar, knowing one's letters, from ? a
letter: cf. F. grammatical. See {Grammar}.]
1. Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as,
a grammatical rule.
2. According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct;
as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is
not grammatical. --{Gram*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Gram*mat"ic*al*ness}, n.
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