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DERIVATIVE

a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation

The meaning of the word derivative is a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation.

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palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
purgeto clear of guilt
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop