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Noun: derivation `deru'veyshun- The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
"he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation" - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- deriving, etymologizing - A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
"'singer' from 'sing' or 'undo' from 'do' are examples of derivations" - Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- ancestry, lineage, filiation - Drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
- The act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
Derived forms: derivations See also: crossbred, derive, purebred Type of: account, act, beginning, deed, drawing, drawing off, explanation, hereditary pattern, human action, human activity, illation, inference, inheritance, linguistic process, origin, root, rootage, source Encyclopedia: Derivation |