Definitions
the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
Word origin
From Middle English derivacioun, borrowed from Middle French dérivation, from Latin dērīvātiō, dērīvātiōnem. Morphologically derive + -ation.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
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