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Noun
- 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
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- (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
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
- he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
- music of Turkish derivation