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DERIVATION

Definition:

1. [noun] the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"
   
   
2. [noun] (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
   Synonyms: deriving, etymologizing
   
   
3. [noun] a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
   
   
4. [noun] (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'
   
   
5. [noun] inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
   Synonyms: ancestry, lineage, filiation
   
   
6. [noun] drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
   
   
7. [noun] drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
   
   

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Related Words:

• breed, strain
• origin, descent, extraction
• pedigree, bloodline

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