[ .deri'veiʃәn ]
n. 推论, 推导, 来历
[医] 衍化, 诱导
n. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
n. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
n. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
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