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derivatively |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Derivative \De*riv"a*tive\, a. [L. derivativus: cf F. d['e]rivatif.] Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as a derivative conveyance; a derivative word {Derivative circulation}, a modification of the circulation found in some parts of the body, in which the arteries empty directly into the veins without the interposition of capillaries. --Flint. -- {De*riv"a*tive*ly}, adv -- {De*riv"a*tive*ness}, n.
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