Scrabble & Words with friends points
- derivation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
- derivation is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
- derivation is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16
Definition of derivation
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase (noun)
Synonyms
- deriving
- etymologizing
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (noun)
Synonyms
- ancestry
- filiation
- lineage
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions (noun)
- (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation (noun)
Examples
- `singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations
- drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body (noun)
- drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation (noun)
- the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin (noun)
- the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) (noun)
Examples
- he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
- music of Turkish derivation
See definition of derivation in Merriam Webster