derivation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
Types & categories
- source hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
Types & categories
- explanation hypernym
Related & opposite
- derive derivation
- etymologize derivation
- historical linguistics domain topic
Sense 3 noun
a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
Types & categories
- inference hypernym
Related & opposite
- derive derivation
Sense 4 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
Types & categories
- linguistic process hypernym
- eponymy hyponym
Related & opposite
- derive derivation
- descriptive linguistics domain topic
Sense 5 noun
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Types & categories
- hereditary pattern hypernym
- descent hyponym
- bloodline hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
Types & categories
- drawing off hypernym
Sense 7 noun
drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
Types & categories
- drawing off hypernym
Sense 8 noun
the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
Types & categories
- human action hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | educe |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | derive |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | descend |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | source |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | derive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | etymologize |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | historical linguistics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | explanation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | derive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inference |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | derive |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | descriptive linguistics |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | linguistic process |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | eponymy |
| 5 | attribute | Related & opposite | purebred |
| 5 | attribute | Related & opposite | crossbred |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | descend |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | hereditary pattern |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | descent |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bloodline |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | drawing off |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | drawing off |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | human action |