GENERATIVE


Meaning of GENERATIVE in English

ˈjenəˌrā]d.]iv, ˈjen(ə)rə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French generatif, from Late Latin generativus, fromLatin generatus (past participle of generare to beget, create) + -ivus -ive — more at generate

1. : having the power or function of generating, propagating, originating, producing, or reproducing

generative organs

2. : of, relating to, or acting in generation

grew out of a long generative process — Owen & Eleanor Lattimore

• gen·er·a·tive·ly ]ə̇vlē, -li adverb

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