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Noun grammatical meaning has 1 sense

grammatical meaning - the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form
--₁ is a kind of meaning, significance, signification, import
--₁ is a part of function word, closed-class word

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Grammatical Meaning

Definition: Grammatical meaning refers to the role that a word or phrase plays in a sentence, indicating its grammatical function or relation to other words.

Example sentences:

The word "walked" in the sentence "He walked to school" has the grammatical meaning of a past tense verb.
"The" in the phrase "The cat" has the grammatical meaning of a definite article.
In the sentence "She is tall," the word "is" carries the grammatical meaning of a linking verb.
In the phrase "running water," the word "running" serves the grammatical meaning of an adjective.
The word "and" in the sentence "John and Sarah went fishing" has the grammatical meaning of a coordinating conjunction.

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