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grammarism

grammarism noun: unwarranted concern for observing the rules of grammar (especially of the most standard form of a language).

Noun

grammarism (usually uncountable, plural grammarisms)

  1. (usually) Unwarranted concern for observing the rules of grammar (especially of the most standard form of a language).

Forms of grammarism

pluralgrammarisms

Origin of grammarism

From grammar + -ism.

Questions about grammarism

What does grammarism mean?
Grammarism means unwarranted concern for observing the rules of grammar (especially of the most standard form of a language).
What part of speech is grammarism?
Grammarism is a noun.
What is the plural of grammarism?
The plural of grammarism is grammarisms.

Words near grammarism in the dictionary

  1. grammaring
  2. grammarise
  3. grammarised
  4. grammarises
  5. grammarising
  6. grammarism
  7. grammarisms
  8. grammarization
  9. grammarizations
  10. grammarize
  11. grammarized

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