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/ɡˈɹæmə/GRA-mur
/ɡˈɹæmɚ/GRA-mur

Meaningthe art of letters

Common meaning: the rules of language

Journey through time

  1. Late Latingrammariasource
  2. Old Frenchgramairesource
  3. Middle Englishgrammeresource
  4. Englishgrammar‘the rules of language’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Late Latin grammaria ‘the art of letters’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), entry GRAMARYE, p. 219 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • grammaria Late Latin “the art of letters”

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