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Noun: generative grammar
  1. (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description

Derived forms: generative grammars

Type of: syntax

Encyclopedia: Generative grammar

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