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Definition of generative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

generative

adjective
 
/ˈdʒenərətɪv/
 
/ˈdʒenərətɪv/
(formal)
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  1. that can produce something
    • generative processes
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGenerative is used with these nouns:
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin generativus, from generare ‘beget’, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.
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