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deriving Definition


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derive
verb
    derived, deriving
    1. Now only in phrases below.
Derivative: derivable
adj
    Etymology: 14c: from French dériver, from Latin derivare to lead or draw off water.

    Phrasal Verb: derive from something
      To come or arise from it; to have it as a source.To trace something back to (a source or origin).
    Phrasal Verb: derive something from something else
      To obtain or produce one thing from another.


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