Meaning

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source..

Definitions by Sense

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, linguistics) The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).
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.
6. That from which a thing is derived.
7. That which is derived; a derivative; the result of a deduction.
8. The process of deriving one thing from another, especially in logic; a deduction.

Example Sentences

the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root

There were also letters to scientists and other scholars, pages of derivations of mathematics and physics formulae, and copious writings on alchemy and religion.

Word Forms

• derivations

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Use derivation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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