derived

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
2. (archaic, comparable, not-comparable) Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
3. (not-comparable) A product of derivation

Verb

simple past and past participle of derive

derive

1. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
2. (transitive) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
3. (transitive) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
4. (transitive) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
5. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
6. To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
7. (proscribed, transitive) To differentiate (a function).

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Synonyms

derivative

collateral

complementary

conjugated

created

derivational

elicited

inferential

originated

produced

relating

secondary

supplemental

supplementary

presided over by

as a word

juice of flowers

belonging

traced to its etymology

Translations

abgeleitet

dérivé

derivado

abgezweigt

derivato

derivat

مشتقّ

derivata

drivato

afleidend

afgeleid

originário

συμπληρωματικός

متفرع

متأت

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/

Sentences

The name is derived from a stream that flows nearby .