derivare — meaning in English

English meaning

• derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
• spin-off noun A television programme, film or book built around a character, setting or idea taken from an existing one.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

derivare is used for these senses in English:

• spin off (transitive) To create (something) as a by-product or a secondary derived work.
• stem To be caused or derived; to originate.

derive — full definition

1. verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
2. verb To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts.

spin-off — full definition

1. noun A television programme, film or book built around a character, setting or idea taken from an existing one.
2. noun A company created by separating part of a larger business into an independent entity, usually with shares handed to the existing shareholders.
3. noun An unintended but useful by-product of some other activity.

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