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derivation

English

🔊 the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
🔊 drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
🔊 drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
🔊 a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
🔊 the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
“he prefers shoes of Italian 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”
🔊 (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
🔊 inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline