Meanings
noungenerativist (plural generativists)
plural generativists
- A proponent of generative grammar or generative semantics
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Italic*genos
- Latingenus
- Latingenero
- Middle Englishgeneratyve
- Englishgenerative
- Englishgenerativist
From generative + -ist.
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generativist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generativist
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“generativist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generativist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “generativist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generativist.
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