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General (28 matching dictionaries)

1. derivation: Merriam-Webster.com [home, info]
2. derivation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries [home, info]
3. derivation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
4. derivation: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
5. derivation: Vocabulary.com [home, info]
6. derivation: Macmillan Dictionary [home, info]
7. Derivation, derivation: Wordnik [home, info]
8. derivation: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
9. derivation: Wiktionary [home, info]
10. derivation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
11. derivation: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
12. derivation: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
13. Derivation, derivation: Dictionary.com [home, info]
14. derivation: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
15. derivation: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
16. Derivation (abstract algebra), Derivation (algebra), Derivation (calculus), Derivation (differential algebra), Derivation (linguistics), Derivation (mathematical logic), Derivation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
17. Derivation: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
18. derivation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
19. derivation: Rhymezone [home, info]
20. derivation: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
21. derivation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
22. derivation: Free Dictionary [home, info]
23. derivation: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
24. derivation: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
25. derivation: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
26. derivation: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]

Art (2 matching dictionaries)

27. derivation: Linguistic Glossary [home, info]
28. Derivation: Lexicon of Linguistics [home, info]

Business (1 matching dictionary)

29. derivation: Legal dictionary [home, info]

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

30. derivation: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

31. derivation: online medical dictionary [home, info]

Science (4 matching dictionaries)

32. Derivation: A Glossary of Mathematical Terms [home, info]
33. Derivation: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics [home, info]
34. derivation: PlanetMath Encyclopedia [home, info]
35. derivation: FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy [home, info]

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Quick definitions from Macmillan ( ) Provided by Quick definitions from WordNet (derivation) ▸ noun:  drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation ▸ noun:  drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body ▸ noun:  a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions ▸ noun:  the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) ("He prefers shoes of Italian derivation") ▸ noun:  (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do' ▸ noun:  (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase ▸ noun:  inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline ▸ Also see derivations ▸ Words similar to derivation ▸ Usage examples for derivation ▸ Idioms related to derivation (New!) ▸ Popular adjectives describing derivation ▸ Words that often appear near derivation ▸ Rhymes of derivation ▸ Invented words related to derivation