Scrabble and Words with Friends

• DERIVATION is a valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• DERIVATION is a valid Words with Friends word worth 16 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• DERIVATION is a 10 letter word containing the letters a, d, e, i, i, n, o, r, t, v.

Definitions

• derivation

  noun the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
  he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
  music of Turkish derivation

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• derivation

  noun (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

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• derivation

  noun a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

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• derivation

  noun (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

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• derivation

  noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

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• derivation

  noun drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

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• derivation

  noun drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

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• derivation

  noun the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

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• Lookup DERIVATION using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Synonyms

Words that sound like 'derivation'

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