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grammatical definition

gram·mati·cal (grə mat′i kəl)

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or according to grammar
  2. conforming to the rules of grammar

Etymology: LL grammaticalis < L grammatica: see grammar

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grammatical Synonyms

grammatical

modif.

  1. Having to do with grammar

    linquistic, syntactic, morphophonemic, sememic, morphological, logical, philological, analytic, analytical.

  2. Conforming to rules of grammar

    grammatically correct, conventional, accepted.

    Antonyms ungrammatical, solecistic, irregular.


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grammatical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • error: Also any spelling or grammatical errors still present would detract from the overall content of the report.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: These sentences are not grammatical because they have not followed the grammatical rules of syntax.

Used with adjective complement

  • make: She spoke in rapid and fluent but very unconventional English, which, for the sake of clearness, I will make grammatical.
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