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Grammar - a definition

1a The study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and
      relations in the sentence.
 
 

1b A study of what is to be preferred and what avoided in inflections and syntax.
 
 

2a The characteristic system of inflections and syntax of a language
 
 

2b A system of rules that defines the grammatical structure of a language
 
 

3a A grammar textbook
 
 

3b Speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules

( Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary)


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