"paragrammatical" meaning in English

See paragrammatical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more paragrammatical [comparative], most paragrammatical [superlative]
Etymology: From para- + grammatical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|grammatical}} para- + grammatical Head templates: {{en-adj}} paragrammatical (comparative more paragrammatical, superlative most paragrammatical)
  1. (linguistics) Relating to, or employing, anomalous grammar. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: paragrammatic
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