See Also: memorative(dictionary)

generative (oh) and memorative (iou)


generative (oh)



able to produce something
::the generative power of the life force
generative grammar/linguistics/phonology
the description of a language using rules that produce all the possible correct sentences of the language

memorative (iou)



memorative adjective & noun. Now rare. LME.
[Old & mod. French memoratif, -ive or late Latin memorativus, formed as MEMORATE: see -IVE.]
A. adjective.
Preserving or reviving the memory of some person or thing; commemorative. LME.
Of or pertaining to memory. LME.
Having a good memory; retentive. L15-L17.
B. noun. A memorial. L16-L17.