metagrammar

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noun

A formal grammar that describes a set of possible grammars.

“SGML is the metagrammar in which HTML is defined.”

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grammatics
OriginEnglish grammar ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetagrammar (countable and uncountable, plural metagrammars)

plural metagrammars

  1. countableA formal grammar that describes a set of possible grammars.

    SGML is the metagrammar in which HTML is defined.

  2. uncountableThe study of systems of grammar.

    Synonyms: grammatics

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe study of systems of grammar.

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grammatics
Also see
grammatics

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishgrammar
  5. Englishmetagrammar

From meta- + grammar.

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APA

metagrammar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagrammar

MLA

“metagrammar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagrammar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metagrammar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagrammar.

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