generative grammar

noun

gen·​er·​a·​tive grammar

usually

ˈje-nə-rə-tiv- 

1

: a description in the form of a set of rules for producing the grammatical sentences of a language

2

: transformational grammar

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for generative grammar

• amor
• clamor
• clamour
• glamor
• glamour
• hammer
• jammer
• rammer
• stammer
• programmer
• sledgehammer
• tetramer