Metagrammar
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A formal grammar that describes a set of possible grammars. countable
"SGML is the metagrammar in which HTML is defined."
- 2 The study of systems of grammar. uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"SGML is the metagrammar in which HTML is defined."
Etymology
From meta- + grammar.
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