gen|er|a|tive

gen|er|a|tive
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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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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|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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|gen´er|a´tive|ly — re|gen|er|a|tive «rih JEHN uh RAY tihv, uhr uh », adjective. tending to regenerate; regenerating. –re|gen´er|a´tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|gen|er|a|tive — «rih JEHN uh RAY tihv, uhr uh », adjective. tending to regenerate; regenerating. –re|gen´er|a´tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • de|gen|er|a|tive — «dih JEHN uh RAY tihv, uhr uh », adjective. 1. tending to degenerate. 2. characterized by degeneration; showing degeneration: »degenerative changes of the tissues. Many diseases which are not caused by organisms, notably those connected with the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|re|gen|er|a|tive — «SOO puhr rih JEHN uh RAY tihv», adjective. (in wireless telegraphy and telephony) effecting an abnormally great regeneration …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • gen´i|tive|ly — gen|i|tive «JEHN uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. showing possession, source, or origin. Mine, our, his, and their are in the genitive case, or, as is usually said for English words, the possessive case. –n. 1. the genitive case. 2. a word or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gen|i|tive — «JEHN uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. showing possession, source, or origin. Mine, our, his, and their are in the genitive case, or, as is usually said for English words, the possessive case. –n. 1. the genitive case. 2. a word or construction… …   Useful english dictionary

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