gen‧e‧ra‧tive /ˈdʒenərətɪv/ adjective formal
[Word Family: verb: generate; noun: generator; adverb: generatively; adjective: generative]

1. able to produce something:
the generative power of the life force

2. generative grammar/linguistics/phonology the description of a language using rules that produce all the possible correct sentences of the language

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