Tra từ derivation - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) (Freq. 1)
- he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
- music of Turkish derivation
• Derivationally related forms:
derive
• Hypernyms:
beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
deriving, etymologizing
• Derivationally related forms:
etymologize (for: etymologizing), derive, derive (for: deriving)
• Topics:
historical linguistics, diachronic linguistics, diachrony
• Hypernyms:
explanation, account
3. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
derive
• Hypernyms:
inference, illation
4. (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
• Derivationally related forms:
derive
• Topics:
descriptive linguistics
• Hypernyms:
linguistic process
• Hyponyms:
eponymy
5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
• Syn:
ancestry, lineage, filiation
• Derivationally related forms:
derive
• Hypernyms:
inheritance, hereditary pattern
• Hyponyms:
origin, descent, extraction, pedigree, bloodline
• Attrubites:
purebred, crossbred
6. drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
• Hypernyms:
drawing, drawing off
7. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
• Hypernyms:
drawing, drawing off
8. the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
• Hypernyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity