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generativist

generativist noun: a proponent of generative grammar or generative semantics.

Noun

generativist (plural generativists)

  1. A proponent of generative grammar or generative semantics

Forms of generativist

pluralgenerativists

Origin of generativist

From generative + -ist.

Words formed from generativist

Questions about generativist

What does generativist mean?
Generativist means a proponent of generative grammar or generative semantics.
What part of speech is generativist?
Generativist is a noun.
What is the plural of generativist?
The plural of generativist is generativists.

Words near generativist in the dictionary

  1. generative lexicon
  2. generative medicine
  3. generatively
  4. generativeness
  5. generativism
  6. generativist
  7. generativistic
  8. generativists
  9. generativities
  10. generativity
  11. generator

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