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derived

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
  2. To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  3. To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
  4. To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
  5. To originate or stem (from).
  6. To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
  7. Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
  8. Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
  9. Product of derivation

Etymology / origin

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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