Grammar vs. Literature

Grammarnoun

A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.

Grammarnoun

The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).

Grammarnoun

A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.

Grammarnoun

(computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.

Grammarnoun

(computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language

Grammarnoun

The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.

Grammarnoun

A textbook.

Grammarnoun

(UK) A grammar school.

Grammarverb

To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.

Grammarnoun

The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use and application of the rules of a language, in speaking or writing.

Grammarnoun

The art of speaking or writing with correctness or according to established usage; speech considered with regard to the rules of a grammar.

Grammarnoun

A treatise on the principles of language; a book containing the principles and rules for correctness in speaking or writing.

Grammarnoun

treatise on the elements or principles of any science; as, a grammar of geography.

Grammarverb

To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.

Grammarnoun

studies of the formation of basic linguistic units

Grammar

In linguistics, the grammar (from Ancient Greek γραμματική grammatikḗ) of a natural language is its set of structural constraints on speakers' or writers' composition of clauses, phrases, and words. The term can also refer to the study of such constraints, a field that includes domains such as phonology, morphology, and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics.

Literaturenoun

The body of all written works.

Literaturenoun

The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.

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All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.

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Written fiction of a high standard.

Literaturenoun

Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.

Literaturenoun

The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.

Literaturenoun

The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres.

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The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.

Literaturenoun

creative writing of recognized artistic value

Literaturenoun

the humanistic study of a body of literature;

Literaturenoun

published writings in a particular style on a particular subject;

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the profession or art of a writer;

Literaturenoun

written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit

Literaturenoun

books and writings published on a particular subject

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leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice

Literature

Literature broadly is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.