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1. (adj.) generative
capable of producing or creating.
2. generative
pertaining to the production of offspring.
3. generative
of or pertaining to generative grammar.
4. generative
using rules to generate surface linguistic forms from underlying, abstract forms.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < MF < LL)
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1. (adj) generative, productive
having the ability to produce or originate
"generative power"; "generative forces"
2. (adj) generative, procreative, reproductive
producing new life or offspring
"the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs"
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1. (adj) generative
having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing
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