gen´er|a´tive|ness

gen´er|a´tive|ness
gen|er|a|tive «JEHN uh RAY tihv», adjective.
1. having to do with the production of offspring.
2. having the power of producing: »

generative cells, generative tissues.

3. Linguistics. of or based on the derivation of grammatical sentences from more basic forms by operational or transformational rules: »

generative phonology, generative semantics.

gen´er|a´tive|ly, adverb.
gen´er|a´tive|ness, noun.

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  • gen´er|a´tive|ly — gen|er|a|tive «JEHN uh RAY tihv», adjective. 1. having to do with the production of offspring. 2. having the power of producing: »generative cells, generative tissues. 3. Linguistics. of or based on the derivation of grammatical sentences from… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gen|er|a|tive — «JEHN uh RAY tihv», adjective. 1. having to do with the production of offspring. 2. having the power of producing: »generative cells, generative tissues. 3. Linguistics. of or based on the derivation of grammatical sentences from more basic forms …   Useful english dictionary

  • phil´o|pro|gen´i|tive|ness — phil|o|pro|gen|i|tive «FIHL oh proh JEHN uh tihv», adjective. 1. loving one s offspring; having to do with love of offspring. 2. inclined to produce many offspring; prolific. ╂[< philo + Latin progenitus, past participle of progignere to beget …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • gen — gen·darme; gen·dar·mer·ie; gen·ecologic; gen·ecologist; gen·ecology; gen·emo·tor; gen·er·a·ble; gen·er·al·cy; gen·er·a·lia; gen·er·a·lis·si·mo; gen·er·al·ist; gen·er·al·i·ty; gen·er·al·iz·able; gen·er·al·iza·tion; gen·er·al·ize; gen·er·al·iz·er;… …   English syllables

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • phil|o|pro|gen|i|tive — «FIHL oh proh JEHN uh tihv», adjective. 1. loving one s offspring; having to do with love of offspring. 2. inclined to produce many offspring; prolific. ╂[< philo + Latin progenitus, past participle of progignere to beget + English ive]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • generative — gen•er•a•tive [[t]ˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, əˌreɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) capable of producing or creating 2) pertaining to the production of offspring 3) ling. a) of or pertaining to generative grammar b) using rules to generate surface linguistic forms from… …   From formal English to slang

  • progenitiveness — pro·gen·i·tive·ness …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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