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derivational

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the morphological relation between `sing' and `singer' and `song' is derivational

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inflectional

History

Etymology

From derivation + -al.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِشْتِقَاقِيّ (ištiqāqiyy) — of or pertaining to derivation
  • Azerbaijani: sözdüzəldici — of or pertaining to derivation
  • Finnish: derivaatio- — of or pertaining to derivation
  • French: dérivationnel — of or pertaining to derivation
  • Hungarian: derivációs — of or pertaining to derivation
  • Hungarian: képzős — of or pertaining to derivation
  • Hungarian: képzőszerű — of or pertaining to derivation
  • Hungarian: képzési — of or pertaining to derivation
  • Russian: словообразова́тельный (slovoobrazovátelʹnyj) — of or pertaining to derivation