Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)) "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
S: (n) deriving, derivation, etymologizing ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
S: (n) derivation (a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions)
S: (n) derivation ((descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation) "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"
S: (n) descriptive linguistics (a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments)