Term: generative grammar: (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
Candidate hypernym: syntax: studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences → 1
Candidate hypernym: postmark: a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing → 0
Candidate hypernym: doctor of medicine: a doctor's degree in medicine → 0
Candidate hypernym: option: the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited → 0
Candidate hypernym: great lobelia: tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: bath mat: a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath → 0
Candidate hypernym: adulthood: the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity → 0
Candidate hypernym: argentite: a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S) → 0
Candidate hypernym: galaxy: (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust → 0
Candidate hypernym: footboard: a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet → 0
Candidate hypernym: gunflint: the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon → 0