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generativist

American

[jen-uh-rey-tuh-vist, -er-uh-tuh-] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tə vɪst, -ər ə tə- /

noun

a person who follows or promotes the theories of generative grammar.

Etymology

Origin of generativist

First recorded in 1965–70; generative + -ist

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