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- [gruh-mat-i-kuh l]
- /grəˈmæt ɪ kəl/
- /ɡrəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gruh-mat-i-kuh l]
- /grəˈmæt ɪ kəl/
Definitions of grammatical word
- adjective grammatical of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis. 1
- adjective grammatical conforming to standard usage: grammatical speech. 1
- noun grammatical Of or relating to grammar. 1
- adjective grammatical relating to grammar 1
- adjective grammatical grammatically correct 1
- adjective grammatical Grammatical is used to indicate that something relates to grammar. 0
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Origin of grammatical
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin grammatic(us) (< Greek grammatikós knowing one's letters, equivalent to grammat-, stem of grámma letter + -ikos -ic) + -al1
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Parts of speech for Grammatical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grammatical popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grammatical usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grammatical
adj grammatical
- linguistic — of or relating to linguistics.
- acceptable — Acceptable activities and situations are those that most people approve of or consider to be normal.
- allowable — If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- semantic — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
adjective grammatical
- structural — of or relating to structure; pertaining or essential to a structure.
- well-formed — rightly or pleasingly formed: a well-formed contour.
- right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- proper — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
Antonyms for grammatical
adj grammatical
- ungrammatical — grammatically incorrect or awkward; not conforming to the rules or principles of grammar or accepted usage: an ungrammatical sentence.
- solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
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