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1. (n.) derivation
the act of deriving or the state of being derived.
2. derivation
source; origin.
3. derivation
something derived.
4. derivation
development of a mathematical theorem.
5. derivation
the process of adding affixes to or changing a base, thereby forming a word that may undergo further inflection or participate in different syntactic constructions, as in forming service from serve, song from sing, or hardness from hard
6. derivation
the systematic description of such processes in a language.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) derivation
the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
"he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
2. (noun) deriving, derivation, etymologizing
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
3. (noun) derivation
a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
4. (noun) derivation
(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"
5. (noun) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
6. (noun) derivation
drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
7. (noun) derivation
drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
8. (noun) derivation
the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
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1. (noun) derivation
the origin of sth
What is the derivation of the word "scapegoat?"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) derivation
a leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source
2. (noun) derivation
the act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence
3. (noun) derivation
the act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root
4. (noun) derivation
the state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted
5. (noun) derivation
that from which a thing is derived
6. (noun) derivation
that which is derived; a derivative; a deduction
7. (noun) derivation
the operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration
8. (noun) derivation
a drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process
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