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gramarye
or gram·a·ry
[ gram-uh-ree ]
/ ˈgræm ə ri /
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noun
occult learning; magic.
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Origin of gramarye
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gramary, from Old French gramaire, literally, “grammar, Latin grammar.” In the Middle Ages gramarye was restricted to “higher” learning, written in Latin and including occult sciences and magic. See grammar
Words nearby gramarye
grallatorial, gralloch, gram, grama, gramadan, gramarye, gram-atom, gram calorie, gram-centimeter, gram equivalent, gramercy
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How to use gramarye in a sentence
But in all this there is a singular touch of illusion, of what his contemporaries had learnt from Scott to call gramarye.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)|George SaintsburyThere were fireflies abroad that night, too, increasing the gramarye of it.
The Golden Road|Lucy Maud MontgomeryIt is the life and soul of all poetry—the lusus—the make-believe—the glamour and the gramarye.
British Dictionary definitions for gramarye
gramarye
gramary
/ (ˈɡræmərɪ) /
noun
archaic magic, necromancy, or occult learning
Word Origin for gramarye
C14: from Old French gramaire grammar
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