derivation

Other forms of derivation

plural

derivations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about derivation

What does derivation mean?

derivation means "the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in derivation?

derivation has 4 syllables: der-i-va-tion. The stress falls on "va". In IPA it is /ˌdɛɹəˈveɪʃən/.

What is another word for derivation?

Close synonyms include deriving, etymologizing, ancestry, lineage, filiation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is derivation a common word?

derivation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with derivation?

19 words rhyme with derivation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.