derivation
— Noun
– English
~ a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
derivation
— Noun
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~ inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
derivation
— Noun
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~ drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
derivation
— Noun
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~ (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
derivation
— Noun
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~ the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
derivation
— Noun
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~ drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
derivation
— Noun
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~ (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"
derivation
— Noun
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~ the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
derivational
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base; "the morphological relation between `sing' and `singer' and `song' is derivational"