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derivation in Catalan

derivation in Catalan is derivació — derivation means the channelling of water away from a river or other source.

derivation in Catalan

derivació
noun

What does "derivation" mean?

  1. noun The channelling of water away from a river or other source.
  2. noun The process of obtaining something, such as a result or an idea, from an original source.
  3. noun The tracing of where something, such as a word, first came from.
    "the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root"
  4. noun (linguistics) The creation of a new word by changing an existing word's base or adding a prefix or suffix to it.
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derivation in a sentence

  • the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root

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What is "derivation" in Catalan?
"derivation" in Catalan is derivació. derivation means: The channelling of water away from a river or other source.
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