dérivation

See also: derivation and Derivation

French

Etymology

From dériver +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

dérivation f (plural dérivations)

1. diversion
2. (linguistics, linguistic morphology, grammar, lexicography) derivation

Hyponyms

• affixation
• préfixation
• suffixation

Derived terms

• dérivation inverse
• dérivation régressive

Further reading

• “dérivation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.