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derivations

 
Noun derivation has 7 senses
  1. derivation - the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"
    --1 is a kind of
    beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
    Derived forms: verb derive5, verb derive3, verb derive4
  2. deriving, derivation, etymologizing - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
    --2 is a kind of explanation, account
    Derived form: verb derive3
  3. derivation - a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
    --3 is a kind of
    inference, illation
    Derived form: verb derive1
  4. derivation - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'
    --4 is a kind of
    linguistic process
    Derived form: verb derive3
  5. ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    --5 is a kind of inheritance, hereditary pattern
    --5 has particulars:
     breed, strain; origin, descent, extraction; pedigree, bloodline
    Derived form: verb derive5
  6. derivation - drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
    --6 is a kind of
    drawing, drawing off
  7. derivation - drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
    --7 is a kind of
    drawing, drawing off
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