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derivation > 8 senses
NOUN	1	derivation	The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
	2	derivation, deriving, etymologizing	(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
	3	derivation	A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
	4	derivation	(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'
	5	derivation, ancestry, lineage, filiation	Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
	6	derivation	Drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
	7	derivation	Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
	8	derivation	The act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

derivation > pronunciation
Sounds	deh.rahvey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...

derivation > noun 1, location
Meaning	The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues).
Examples	"he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
Broader	beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
Verbs	derive; derive; derive

derivation > noun 2, communication
Meaning	(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase.
Synonyms	deriving, etymologizing
Category	historical linguistics, diachronic linguistics, diachrony
Broader	explanation, account
Verbs	derive

derivation > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions.
Broader	inference, illation
Verbs	derive

derivation > noun 4, process
Meaning	(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'. `undo' from `do'.
Category	descriptive linguistics
Broader	linguistic process
Narrower	eponymy
Verbs	derive

derivation > noun 5, attribute
Meaning	Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline.
Synonyms	ancestry, lineage, filiation
Broader	inheritance, hereditary pattern
Narrower	breed, strain; origin, descent, extraction; pedigree, bloodline
Attributes	purebred; crossbred
Verbs	derive

derivation > noun 6, act
Meaning	Drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body.
Broader	drawing, drawing off

derivation > noun 7, act
Meaning	Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation.
Broader	drawing, drawing off

derivation > noun 8, act
Meaning	The act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin.
Broader	act, human action, human activity

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