Derivation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- ancestryderivingetymologizingfiliationlineage
- plural
- Derivations
- possessive
- Derivation's
- pluralpossessive
- Derivations'