Definition of derivation

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Derivation (n.) The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root..

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Valero- :: Valero- () A combining form (also used adjectively) indicating derivation from, or relation to, valerian or some of its products, as valeric acid; as in valerolactone, a colorless oily liquid produced as the anhydride of an hydroxy valeric acid..
Descent :: Descent (n.) Derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation; lineage; birth; extraction..
Derivative :: Derivative (a.) Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word..
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) 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..
Traduction :: Traduction (n.) Derivation by descent; propagation.
Derivational :: Derivational (a.) Relating to derivation.
Homograph :: Homograph (n.) One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful..
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) That from which a thing is derived.
Paternity :: Paternity (n.) Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child..
Radically :: Radically (adv.) Without derivation; primitively; essentially.
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
Conjugate :: Conjugate (n.) A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and therefore generally resembling it in signification..
Derive :: Derive (v. t.) To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon..
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) Agreeing in derivation and radical signification; -- said of words.
Lexicology :: Lexicology (n.) The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
Paronymous :: Paronymous (a.) Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc..
Derivably :: Derivably (adv.) By derivation.
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
Radical :: Radical (a.) Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form..
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