WordNet
n. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" [syn: construction, expression] [ant: misconstruction]
Wikipedia
In linguistics, a grammatical construction is any syntactic string of words ranging from sentences over phrasal structures to certain complex lexemes, such as phrasal verbs.
Grammatical constructions form the primary unit of study in construction grammar theories. In construction grammar, cognitive grammar, and cognitive linguistics, a grammatical construction is a syntactic template that is paired with conventionalized semantic and pragmatic content. In these disciplines, constructions are given a more semiotic character .
In generative frameworks, constructions are generally argued to be void of content and derived by the general syntactic rules of the language in question.
Usage examples of "grammatical construction".
However, Velikovsky twice calls attention to the fact that in several instances the normal reading cannot apply, since the grammatical construction definitely alludes to an individual.