1. derivation - noun
· the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
Hypernym(s): beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
2. derivation - noun
· (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
Synonym(s): deriving, etymologizing
Hypernym(s): explanation, account
3. derivation - noun
· a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
Hypernym(s): inference, illation
4. derivation - noun
· (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"
Hypernym(s): linguistic_process
5. derivation - noun
· inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Synonym(s): ancestry, lineage, filiation
Hypernym(s): inheritance, hereditary_pattern
6. derivation - noun
· drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
Hypernym(s): drawing, drawing_off
7. derivation - noun
· drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
Hypernym(s): drawing, drawing_off
8. derivation - noun
· the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
Hypernym(s): act, deed, human_action, human_activity
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