eng: derivation

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Meaning
means	(noun) the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation" derivation
means	(noun) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase etymologizing, deriving, derivation
means	(noun) a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions derivation
means	(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" derivation
means	(noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage
means	(noun) drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body derivation
means	(noun) drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation derivation
means	(noun) the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin derivation