grammatical word
In linguistics, 'grammatical words' are essential for structuring sentences and indicating relationships between content words.
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Definition
C1Linguistics
(technical)A word that serves a grammatical function in a sentence, such as connecting content words or indicating relationships, rather than conveying independent meaning.
Example
- In the sentence 'She is going to the store,' the words 'is' and 'to' are grammatical words.
- Grammatical words like 'and' and 'the' are crucial for sentence structure.
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