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derivation | drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body | ||
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derivation | the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) | ||
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derivation, deriving, etymologizing | [in historical_linguistics] an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase | ||
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derivation, ancestry, lineage, filiation, strain | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||
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derivation | a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions | ||
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derivation | the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin | ||
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derivation | [in descriptive_linguistics] the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation | ||
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derivation | drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation |