ungrammaticality en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English ungrammatical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ungrammaticality From ungrammatical + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being ungrammatical.
Though the ungrammaticality of split verbs is an urban legend, it found its way into The Texas Law Review Manual on Style, which is the arbiter of usage for many law review journals.
2009 January 22, Steven Pinker, “Oaf of Office”, in New York Times:
- (countable) An ungrammatical statement or utterance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ungrammaticalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pl niegramatyczność (Translations) · pl agramatyczność (Translations)