DERIVATION — 10 letter word
derivation
The word derivation has 10 letters: D, E, R, I, V, A, T, I, O, N. It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin".
10 letter word "derivation": D E R I V A T I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 14 Words With Friends score: 16
Letter analysis of derivation
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
5 vowels, 5 consonants, 9 unique letters
Definition of derivation
noun
- the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
- drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
- drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline Synonyms: ancestry, lineage, filiation
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase Synonyms: deriving, etymologizing
- the source or origin from which something derives i.e. comes from "I prefer shoes of Italian derivation."
- (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"
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