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  • adjective systematics Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
  • adjective systematics, comparable, archaic Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
  • adjective product of derivation
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of derive.

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  • adjective formed or developed from something else; not original

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Examples

  • They appear to be sigils, a term derived from the Latin sigilum, which means ‘seal.’

    The Exorsistah: X Returns Claudia Mair Burney 2010

  • Diva is the term derived from the Latin word “divus”, “a divine one”, and in its original use described a woman of exceptional talent, more specifically a great female opera singer.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Marina Geigert 2007

  • Before correctly spelling "hierarchy," for example, 12-year-old Abigail Spitzer of El Paso, Texas, asked the judges whether the word derived from the Greek root "hieros," meaning sacred.

    Spellers challenged in national bee's early rounds 2011

  • When he is not on stage, Ronnie teaches at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and performs with the Duzan Ensemble, his fusion band Lamajamal - a name derived from the Arabic word for ‘beauty’ - and with the punk circus marching band called Mucca Pazza.

    Musician Malley Credits Music for Appreciation of Palestinian Culture 2011

  • When he is not on stage, Ronnie teaches at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and performs with the Duzan Ensemble, his fusion band Lamajamal - a name derived from the Arabic word for ‘beauty’ - and with the punk circus marching band called Mucca Pazza.

    Musician Malley Credits Music for Appreciation of Palestinian Culture 2011

  • Before correctly spelling "hierarchy," for example, 12-year-old Abigail Spitzer of El Paso, Texas, asked the judges whether the word derived from the Greek root "hieros," meaning sacred.

    Spellers challenged in national bee's early rounds 2011

  • The first shomrim, a word derived from the Hebrew word for "guard," was established in Brooklyn in the early 1980s.

    Civilian Patrol Was Family's First Call Sean Gardiner 2011

  • Veronica is a name derived from the Latin word veritas, for ‘truth,’ and icon for ‘image.’

    The Shroud Codex Ph.D Jerome R. Corsi 2010

  • The term derived from broue, a word in the langue saintongeaise related to the French boue, a muddy mix of water and clay.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • The term derived from broue, a word in the langue saintongeaise related to the French boue, a muddy mix of water and clay.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

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  • "The Unseen Essential" Author:James P. Gills, M.D. pg.51

    Think about how much satisfaction you have derived from your recent acclaim.

    November 1, 2010