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Derive :: Derive (v. t.) To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon..

Variation :: Variation (n.) Change of termination of words, as in declension, conjugation, derivation, etc..

Metadiscoidal :: Metadiscoidal (a.) Discoidal by derivation; -- applied especially to the placenta of man and apes, because it is supposed to have been derived from a diffused placenta..

Derival :: Derival (n.) Derivation.

Paronymous :: Paronymous (a.) Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc..

Originally :: Originally (adv.) In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation..

Extraction :: Extraction (n.) Derivation from a stock or family; lineage; descent; birth; the stock from which one has descended.

Traduction :: Traduction (n.) Derivation by descent; propagation.

Homograph :: Homograph (n.) One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful..

Conjugate :: Conjugate (n.) A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and therefore generally resembling it in signification..

Radical :: Radical (a.) Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form..

Valero- :: Valero- () A combining form (also used adjectively) indicating derivation from, or relation to, valerian or some of its products, as valeric acid; as in valerolactone, a colorless oily liquid produced as the anhydride of an hydroxy valeric acid..

Paternity :: Paternity (n.) Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child..

Derivably :: Derivably (adv.) By derivation.

Eponymy :: Eponymy (n.) The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc..

Revulsion :: Revulsion (n.) The act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation, but is usually applied to a more active form of counter irritation..

Derivation :: Derivation (n.) The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root..

Derivational :: Derivational (a.) Relating to derivation.

Derivation :: Derivation (n.) 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..

Derivation :: Derivation (n.) That from which a thing is derived.

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