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grammates

grammates noun: the rudiments or first principles, as of grammar.

Noun

grammates pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) The rudiments or first principles, as of grammar.
    • Ha , ha , ha ! These apish boys , when they but taste the grammates, And principles of theory, imagine1633, John Ford, The Broken Heart

Origin of grammates

Ancient Greek

Questions about grammates

What does grammates mean?
Grammates means the rudiments or first principles, as of grammar.
What part of speech is grammates?
Grammates is a noun.

Words near grammates in the dictionary

  1. grammarnazis
  2. grammars
  3. grammary
  4. grammas
  5. grammata
  6. grammates
  7. grammatic
  8. grammatical
  9. grammatical alternation
  10. grammatical alternations
  11. grammatical aspect

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