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gram⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅i⋅ty

  [gruh-mat-i-kal-i-tee]
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–noun
the state or quality of being grammatical.
Also, gram⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ness  [gruh-mat-i-kuhl-nis] .

Origin:
1960–65; grammatical + -ity
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gram·mat·i·cal   (grə-māt'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to grammar.

  2. 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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