Derivation
nounid
42123·updated May 18, 2026verified
(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- ancestryderivingetymologizingfiliationlineage
- plural
- Derivations
- possessive
- Derivation's
- pluralpossessive
- Derivations'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
- §2
- drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
- §3
- drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- §4
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- §5
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- §6
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- §7
- the source or origin from which something derives i.e. comes from
- §8
- (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixationDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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