noun “grammar”
singular grammar, plural grammars or uncountable
- the set of rules that govern how words are used to form sentences and phrases in a language
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Learning the grammar of a new language can be challenging, but it's essential for clear communication.
- the level of skill someone has in using these rules when communicating
Despite being a native speaker, her grammar often confuses her listeners.
- a publication that explains the grammar rules of a particular language
I bought a new grammar to improve my Spanish before traveling to Madrid.
- in computing, a structured set of rules that define the allowable arrangements of symbols in a programming or data language
The parser uses a context-free grammar to analyze the structure of programming code.