A textbook.
Grammar
A textbook.
Example Sentences
"Check the grammar book."
"Learn it from the grammar."
Etymology & History
Short for 'grammar school', selective state schools in Britain that select pupils based on academic ability (the 11-plus exam). From Latin 'grammatica' (literature, philology). Grammar schools date from medieval times, were reorganized in the 19th-20th centuries. Contentious in British education debates about selection vs. comprehensive education.
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Era
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Formality
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