Main Entry:: gram·mar
Pronunciation:: \ˈgra-mər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English gramere, from Anglo-French gramaire, modification of Latin grammatica, from Greek grammatikē, from feminine of grammatikos of letters, from grammat-, gramma — more at gram
Date:: 14th century

1 a: the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations in the sentence b: a study of what is to be preferred and what avoided in inflection and syntax2 a: the characteristic system of inflections and syntax of a language b: a system of rules that defines the grammatical structure of a language3 a: a grammar textbook b: speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules4: the principles or rules of an art, science, or technique <a grammar of the theater>; also : a set of such principles or rules

— gram·mar·i·an

\grə-ˈmer-ē-ən\ noun

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