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Definition of generative grammar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

generative grammar

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/ˌdʒenərətɪv ˈɡræmə(r)/

/ˌdʒenərətɪv ˈɡræmər/

[countable, uncountable] (linguistics)

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a type of grammar that describes a language by giving a set of rules that can be used to produce all the possible sentences in that languageTopics Languagec2

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