Antonyms for derivation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : der-uh-vey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛr əˈveɪ ʃən

Definition of derivation

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French dérivation (14c.), from Latin derivationem (nominative derivatio) "a leading off, turning away," noun of action from past participle stem of derivare (see derive). Grammatical sense is older; general meaning "origination, descent" is from c.1600.

noun root, source

Example sentences :

The opinion of the Yard was divided respecting the derivation of its name.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

You should consider how inferior we are to them both in the derivation of our birth and in other particulars.
Extract from : « Alcibiades I » by (may be spurious) Plato

I find no key to the derivation of the word Heygre in the Etymologists.
Extract from : « The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme » by Thomas Cooper

He was naturally anxious to make good his derivation of the name.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

I say, what 's the derivation of your cockie-leekie,—the etymology of the phrase?
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

I trust that it has not a more recent and purely English derivation.
Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland

Mr. Hotten says that he could never discover the derivation of beong, or beonk.
Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland

The derivation and association of ideas are exactly the same.
Extract from : « Ancient Law » by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine

He once asked Nirada, a boy in his class, the derivation of his name.
Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore

The next problem to be considered is the derivation of the word mandragora.
Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith

Synonyms for derivation

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