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- [dih-riv-uh-tiv]
- /dɪˈrɪv ə tɪv/
- /dɪˈrɪv.ə.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-riv-uh-tiv]
- /dɪˈrɪv ə tɪv/
Definitions of derivative word
- countable noun derivative A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else. 3
- adjective derivative If you say that something is derivative, you are criticizing it because it is not new or original but has been developed from something else. 3
- adjective derivative resulting from derivation; derived 3
- adjective derivative based on or making use of other sources; not original or primary 3
- adjective derivative copied from others, esp slavishly; plagiaristic 3
- noun derivative a term, idea, etc, that is based on or derived from another in the same class 3
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Origin of derivative
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English derivatif < Late Latin dērīvātīvus, equivalent to Latin dērīvāt(us) (see derivation) + -īvus -ive
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Parts of speech for Derivative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
derivative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for derivative
noun derivative
- by-product — A by-product is something which is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- outgrowth — a natural development, product, or result: to consider truancy an outgrowth of parental neglect.
- offshoot — a branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant.
- spin-off — Commerce. a process of reorganizing a corporate structure whereby the capital stock of a division or subsidiary of a corporation or of a newly affiliated company is transferred to the stockholders of the parent corporation without an exchange of any part of the stock of the latter. Compare split-off (def 3), split-up (def 3).
- wave — a member of the Waves.
adjective derivative
- imitative — imitating; copying; given to imitation.
- unoriginal — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- copied — an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.
- plagiaristic — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- derived — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
Antonyms for derivative
noun derivative
- root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- invention — the act of inventing.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
adjective derivative
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- inventive — apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- unique — existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
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