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generative

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv/

Definition of generative

adjective

1relating to or capable of production or reproduction: the female reproductive system and its generative cycles

2denoting 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:generative phonology