GENERATIVE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Generative

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English: from late Latin generativus, from generare ‘beget’ (see generate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

relating to or capable of production or reproduction

Short Definition:

relating to production or reproduction

Examples:
  • the female reproductive system and its generative cycles
Definition:

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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