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Etymology

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From Latin grammaticus.[1] Compare Old English grammatiċ. Piecewise doublet of grammar and its many doublets.

Adjective

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grammatic (comparative more grammatic, superlative most grammatic)

  1. grammatical

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  1. ^ grammatic, adj.”, in OED Online  , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Old English

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Etymology

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Like Old High German gramatich, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός (grammatikós, skilled in writing), from γράμμα (grámma, line of writing), from γράφω (gráphō, write), from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (to scratch). Compare English grammatic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɑm.mɑ.tit͡ʃ/

Adjective

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grammatiċ

  1. grammatical, of grammar

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