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drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation" (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer'' from `sing''; `undo'' from `do'' (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline |
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