Derivation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
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the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
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drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
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drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
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inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
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a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
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(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
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the source or origin from which something derives i.e. comes from
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- ancestryderivingetymologizingfiliationlineage
- plural
- Derivations
- possessive
- Derivation's
- pluralpossessive
- Derivations'