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Engelsk navneord: derivation

1. derivation (om sted) the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe prefers shoes of Italian derivation.
Music of Turkish derivation.


Mindre specifikke termerbeginning, origin, root, rootage, source

2. derivation (om kommunikation) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)deriving, etymologizing


Mindre specifikke termeraccount, explanation


Overordnet emneområdediachronic linguistics, diachrony, historical linguistics

3. derivation (om erkendelse) a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions


Mindre specifikke termerillation, inference

4. derivation (om proces) (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations.


Mindre specifikke termerlinguistic process


Mere specifikke termereponymy


Overordnet emneområdedescriptive linguistics

5. derivation (om egenskab) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)ancestry, filiation, lineage


Mindre specifikke termerhereditary pattern, inheritance


Mere specifikke termerbloodline, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree


Kendetegnercrossbred, purebred

6. derivation (om handling) drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body


Mindre specifikke termerdrawing, drawing off

7. derivation (om handling) drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation


Mindre specifikke termerdrawing, drawing off

8. derivation (om handling) the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin


Mindre specifikke termeract, deed, human action, human activity









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