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der·i·va·tion
 derivation
- pronunciation:
- de
rih
veI
sh
 n
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act, fact, or process of deriving or being derived.
- synonyms:
- acquisition, deduction, extraction, inference
- similar words:
- conjecture, development, etymology
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| definition 2: |
the source from which a thing is derived.
- synonyms:
- fountainhead, origin, root, source
- similar words:
- lineage, pedigree, provenance, wellspring
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| definition 3: |
something taken from a root or source; something derived.
- synonyms:
- acquisition, corollary, deduction, extract, inference
- similar words:
- conclusion, conjecture, consequence, product, surmise
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| related words: |
ancestry, blood, lineage, origin, procession |
| derivation: |
derivational (adj.) |
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