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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Formed from a verb, such as the noun worker derived from the verb work.
- adjective Used in derivation from a verb, such as the suffix -er in teacher.
- noun A deverbative word or element.
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- adjective grammar Derived from a verb.
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