grammatical

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English

Etymology

From Middle French grammatical, from Latin grammaticālis.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: grəmăt'ĭkəl, IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈmætɪkəl/
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Adjective

grammatical (comparative more grammatical, superlative most grammatical)

  1. Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.
    Synonym: grammatic
    Antonyms: ungrammatical, agrammatical, ungrammatic
    Coordinate term: idiomatic
    Your writing in English is not grammatical enough for publication, so we will hire an editor to fix it where necessary while preserving the intended meaning.
    These unidiomatic utterances are easily comprehensible but are not grammatical.
  2. Of or pertaining to grammar.
    Synonym: grammatic
    The writing was measured for both grammatical complexity and accuracy factors.

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Translations

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French grammatical, from Late Latin grammaticālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

grammatical (feminine grammaticale, masculine plural grammaticaux, feminine plural grammaticales)

  1. grammatical
    Antonym: agrammatical

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Further reading

Norman

Adjective

grammatical m

  1. Alternative form of granmatical

Portuguese

Adjective

grammatical m or f (plural grammaticais)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of gramatical.