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gram·mat·i·cal

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–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to grammar: grammatical analysis.

2.	conforming to standard usage: grammatical speech.

[Origin: 1520–30; < L grammatic(us) (< Gk grammatikós knowing one's letters, equiv. to grammat-, s. of grámma letter + -ikos -ic) + -al¹

]

—Related forms

gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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adj.

Of or relating to grammar.
Conforming to the rules of grammar: a grammatical sentence.

[Late Latin grammaticālis, from Latin grammaticus, from Greek grammatikos, of letters; see grammar.]

gram·mat'i·cal'i·ty (-kāl'ĭ-tē) n., gram·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

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grammatical
adjective
1.	of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"
2.	conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences" [ant: ill-formed]

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gramˈmatical1 [-ˈmӕ-] adjective

(negative ungrammatical) correct according to the rules of grammar
Example: a grammatical sentence

Arabic:	صَحيح حَسْب قواعد اللغه
Chinese (Simplified):	符合语法规则的
Chinese (Traditional):	符合語法規則的
Czech:	gramaticky správný
Danish:	grammatisk
Estonian:	grammatiline
Finnish:	kieliopinmukainen
French:	grammatical
German:	grammatikalisch
Greek:	γραμματικά σωστός
Hungarian:	nyelvtanilag helyes
Icelandic:	málfræðilega réttur
Indonesian:	sesuai tata bahasa
Italian:	grammaticalmente corretto*
Japanese:	文法にかなった

Korean:	문법에 맞는
Latvian:	gramatiski pareizs
Lithuanian:	gramatiškai taisyklingas
Norwegian:	grammatikalsk riktig
Polish:	gramatycznie poprawny
Portuguese (Brazil):	gramaticalmente correto
Portuguese (Portugal):	gramatical
Romanian:	gramatical
Russian:	грамматически правильный
Slovak:	gramaticky správny; doslovný
Slovenian:	slovničen
Spanish:	gramatical
Swedish:	grammatiskt riktig
Turkish:	dilbilgisi kurallarına uygun

gramˈmatical2 [-ˈmӕ-] adjective

of (a) grammar
Example: a grammatical rule

Arabic:	قواعِدي
Chinese (Simplified):	语法的
Chinese (Traditional):	語法的
Czech:	gramatický
Danish:	grammatisk
Estonian:	grammatika-
Finnish:	kieliopillinen
French:	grammatical
German:	grammatisch
Greek:	γραμματικός, που σχετίζεται με τη γραμματική
Hungarian:	nyelvtani
Icelandic:	málfræðilegur
Indonesian:	aturan tata bahasa
Italian:	grammaticale, di grammatica*
Japanese:	文法の

Korean:	문법의
Latvian:	gramatikas-
Lithuanian:	gramatinis
Norwegian:	grammatisk
Polish:	gramatyczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	gramatical
Portuguese (Portugal):	de gramática
Romanian:	gramatical
Russian:	грамматический
Slovak:	gramatický
Slovenian:	slovničen
Spanish:	de gramática, gramatical
Swedish:	grammatisk
Turkish:	dilbilgisel, dilbilgisine ait

See also: grammar, grammar school

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Grammatical

Gram"mar\, n. [OE. gramere, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire Prob. fr. L. gramatica Gr ?, fem. of ? skilled in grammar, fr. ? letter. See Gramme, Graphic, and cf. Grammatical, Gramarye.]

1. The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use aud application of the rules of a language, in speaking or writing.

Note: The whole fabric of grammar rests upon the classifying of words according to their function in the sentence. --Bain.

2. The art of speaking or writing with correctness or according to established usage; speech considered with regard to the rules of a grammar.

The original bad grammar and bad spelling. --Macaulay.

3. A treatise on the principles of language; a book containing the principles and rules for correctness in speaking or writing.

4. treatise on the elements or principles of any science; as, a grammar of geography.

Comparative grammar, the science which determines the relations of kindred languages by examining and comparing their grammatical forms.

Grammar school. (a) A school, usually endowed, in which Latin and Greek grammar are taught, as also other studies preparatory to colleges or universities; as, the famous Rugby Grammar School. This use of the word is more common in England than in the United States.

When any town shall increase to the number of a hundred families or householders, they shall set up a grammar school, the master thereof being able to instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for the University. --Mass. Records (1647). (b) In the American system of graded common schools an intermediate grade between the primary school and the high school, in which the principles of English grammar are taught.

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Grammatical

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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