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derivation<br />

n. origin, descent, extraction, source, beginning, foundation,<br />

ancestry, genealogy, etymology, root: The derivations of many<br />

words are unknown.<br />

derivative<br />

adj. 1 derived, borrowed, procured, obtained, acquired;<br />

unoriginal, second-hand, copied, imitative, plagiarized,<br />

plagiaristic: He created nothing of his own - all his<br />

compositions were highly derivative.<br />

--n. 2 derivation, offshoot, development, spin-off, by-product:<br />

French, Italian, and other Romance languages are derivatives<br />

from Latin.<br />

derive v. 1 draw, extract, get, obtain, acquire, procure, receive,<br />

secure, gain, elicit, deduce, educe, infer, gather, collect,<br />

harvest, glean, cull, winnow: I derive no pleasure from<br />

punishing you. I derived from her remark that she didn't like<br />

the play. 2 derive from. arise from or out of, originate in or<br />

with or from, emerge from or out of, come (forth) from or out<br />

of, arrive from, issue from, proceed from, develop from, spring<br />

from, flow from, emanate from, stem from, be traceable or traced<br />

to: The word delicate derives from Latin. All our knowledge is<br />

derived from experience.<br />

derogatory<br />

adj. depreciatory, depreciating, depreciative, disparaging,<br />

abasing, debasing, lowering, denigrating, belittling,<br />

diminishing, demeaning, detracting, deflating, minimizing,<br />

mitigating; uncomplimentary, offensive, insulting: The family<br />

took a somewhat derogatory attitude towards commerce. He said<br />

something derogatory about my wife, so I punched him.<br />

descend v. 1 come or go down, move down, climb down, get down: The sun<br />

was setting as he descended from the mountain. 2 decline,<br />

incline (downwards), slope, slant, dip, drop, fall, plunge,<br />

plummet: Beyond the curve, the road descends suddenly for a<br />

mile. 3 stoop, condescend, sink, lower oneself: If you start<br />

shouting, you're just descending to Basil's level. 4 descend<br />

on. attack, assault, invade, pounce on or upon, swoop down on or<br />

upon: Fighter planes descended in droves and destroyed the base

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