Definition of Derivation

Noun

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

Word games points for the Derivation

• Scrabble® score of the derivation (14)
• Word Chums® score of the derivation (17)
• Words With Friends® score of the derivation (16)

Unscramble derivation

647 unscramble word found using the letters derivation.

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