Deriving
[di'raivɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Derive
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Examples
- I asked, terrified at the unexpected sound, and incapable now of deriving from any occurrence a hope of aid. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Here Bella, deriving no comfort from her charming bonnet and her elegant dress, burst into tears. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Fanny's spirits lived on it half the morning, deriving some accession of pleasure from its writer being himself to go away. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Instances of people living by one employment, and, at the same time, deriving some little advantage from another, occur chiefly in pour countries. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- She was quite single and by herself, deriving from nobody. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- To be deriving support from the commendations of Mrs. Fraser! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
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