noun
- The source or origin from which something derives (i. E. Comes or issues. )
- usage: "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
- Historical linguistics. ( an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
- synonyms: 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)
- usage: "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"
- Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline.
- 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. .
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