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Word: Generative
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from late Latin generativus, from generare ‘beget’ (see generate)
ˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv
relating to or capable of production or reproduction
Short Definition:relating to production or reproduction
Examples:- the female reproductive system and its generative cycles
denoting an approach to any field of linguistics that involves applying a finite set of rules to linguistic input in order to produce all and only the well-formed items of a language
Short Definition:denoting approach to linguistics that involves applying finite set of rules
Examples:- generative phonology
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