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DERIVATIONAL

\dˌɛɹɪvˈe͡ɪʃənə͡l], \dˌɛɹɪvˈe‍ɪʃənə‍l], \d_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_əl]\

Definitions of DERIVATIONAL

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characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base; "the morphological relation between `sing' and `singer' and `song' is derivational"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base; "the morphological relation between `sing' and `singer' and `song' is derivational"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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