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Uncommonderivation
The correct spelling is derivation.
How to pronounce derivation
/ˌdɛ.ɹɪˈveɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
nounIPA: /ˌdɛ.ɹɪˈveɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
Say it like: Der-iva-sho-n
The correct spelling is derivation. A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source. For example: "the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root"
Usage Examples
“the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root”
Definition
noun
- 1.A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
- 2.The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
- 3.(genealogy) The act of tracing origin or descent.
- 4.(grammar) Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.
- 5.The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
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