- of, relating to, or according to grammar
- conforming to the rules of grammar
Origin of grammatical
Late Latin grammaticalis from Classical Latin grammatica: see grammar
adjective
The definition of grammatical is anything that has to do with sentences, punctuation, or the correct ways to write or speak a language.
An example of something grammatical is a class on English creative writing.
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adjective
- Of or relating to grammar.
- Conforming to the rules of grammar: a grammatical sentence.
Origin of grammatical
Late Latin grammaticālis from Latin grammaticus from Greek grammatikos of letters ; see grammar .Related Forms:
- gram·mat′i·cal′i·ty
noun
- gram·mat′i·cal·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more grammatical, superlative most grammatical)
- (linguistics) Acceptable as a correct sentence or clause as determined by the rules and conventions of the grammar, or morpho-syntax of the language.
- Your writing is not grammatical enough for publication.
- Of or pertaining to grammar.
- My friend used a grammatical textbook to support her argument.
Origin
From Middle French grammatical, from Latin grammaticālis.
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Sentence Examples
- Roger Bacon's reference to Neckam as a grammatical writer (in multis vera et utilia scripsit: sed.
- It is confirmed by grammatical considerations.
- This piece, called in Irish the Faed Fiada or "Cry of the Deer," contains a number of remarkable grammatical forms, and the latest editors are of opinion that it may very well be genuine.
- The criticism of Malherbe, followed by the establishment of the Academy, the minute grammatical censures of Claude Favre Vaugelas, and the severe literary censorship of Boileau, turned French in less than three-quarters of a century from one of the freest languages in Europe to one of the most restricted.
- The best edition of the grammatical works is by Hertz and Keil, in Keil's Grammatici latini, vols.
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