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derivation definition
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Grep of noun derivation derivation derivational morphology Overview of noun derivation The noun derivation has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) derivation -- (the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation") 2. (1) deriving, derivation, etymologizing -- ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase) 3. (1) derivation -- (a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions) 4. derivation -- ((descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do') 5. ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation -- (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline) 6. derivation -- (drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body) 7. derivation -- (drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation) Grep of adj derivation derivational Overview of noun derivation The noun derivation has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) derivation -- (the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation") 2. (1) deriving, derivation, etymologizing -- ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase) 3. (1) derivation -- (a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions) 4. derivation -- ((descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do') 5. ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation -- (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline) 6. derivation -- (drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body) 7. derivation -- (drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation)
derivation definition
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