derivation
/ˌdɛ.ɹɪˈveɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.04 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.
Countable; Uncountable
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."
Etymology
From Middle English derivacioun, borrowed from Middle French dérivation, from Latin dērīvātiō, dērīvātiōnem. Morphologically derive + -ation.