gramaire

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Old French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin grammatica, from the adjective grammaticus < Ancient Greek γραμματικός (grammatikós, knowing how to read and write).

Noun[edit]

gramaire oblique singularf (oblique plural gramaires, nominative singular gramaire, nominative plural gramaires)

  1. grammar (syntax used by a language)
  2. grammar (study of this syntax)
  3. grimoire (book of spells or magic)
  4. magician; conjuror
  5. grammarian
  6. one educated in Latin; a Latinophone

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