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generative definition

gen·er·a·tive (jen′ər āt′iv, -ər ə tiv)

adjective

  1. of the production of offspring; procreative
  2. having the power of producing or originating
  3. ☆ of or characteristic of generative grammar

Etymology: ME generatif

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