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1. n. (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 Source: wordnet

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generate assigns correct describes description grammar grammatical infinite language linguistics logical number rules sentences set structural syntax terms them type

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genera generability generable general

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