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Derivation
- noun - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
- the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
Devitation
- - An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning.
Digitation
- - A division into fingers or fingerlike processes; also, a fingerlike process.
Divination
- noun - a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
- successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
- the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Domination
- noun - power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"
- social control by dominating
Dubitation
- - Act of doubting; doubt.
Equitation
- noun - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
Estimation
- noun - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
- the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"
Estivation
- noun - (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
- (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period