EGAVE

derived

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 41.96 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
  2. adjective Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
  3. adjective A product of derivation.
    The French language is derived from Latin.
  4. verb simple past and past participle of derive

Similar words

calculated plagiaristic plagiarized calculable derivative derivable copied traced platelet acquired

Often followed by

from by in the for their its a his

Word family

derivation derivations derivative derivatives derive derives deriving

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