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imitative
Of or involving imitation.
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  1. Of or involving imitation.
  2. Not original; derivative.
  3. Given to imitating; inclined to imitate others
unoriginal
Lacking originality; trite.
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  1. Lacking originality; trite.
warmed-over
(Of cooked food) reheated
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  1. (Of cooked food) reheated
  2. (By extension) clichéd, overused or stale
  3. Presented again, without freshness or significant change
secondhand
Used or worn previously by another; not new
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  1. Used or worn previously by another; not new
  2. Not direct from the original source; not original
  3. Dealing in previously used merchandise.
hereditary
Passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring by means of genes.
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  1. Passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring by means of genes.
  2. Being such or possessed by reason of birth:
  3. Transmitted or capable of being transmitted genetically from parent to offspring:
inferential
Of, relating to, or involving inference.
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  1. Of, relating to, or involving inference.
  2. Derived or capable of being derived by inference.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference
transmitted
(in combination) That has been transmitted in a specific manner.
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  1. (in combination) That has been transmitted in a specific manner.
acquired
(Medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.
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  1. (Medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.
  2. Gained by one's own efforts.
  3. Relating to a disease, condition, or characteristic that is not congenital but develops after birth.
derivational
Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
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  1. Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
derivational
Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
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  1. Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
secondary
Relating to or derived from either of the lateral meristems (the cork cambium or the vascular cambium ) of vascular plants. For example, secondary xylem in a stem is produced by the vascular cambium, as opposed to primary xylem produced by the apical meristem during the original growth of the stem from a seedling.
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  1. Relating to or derived from either of the lateral meristems (the cork cambium or the vascular cambium ) of vascular plants. For example, secondary xylem in a stem is produced by the vascular cambium, as opposed to primary xylem produced by the apical meristem during the original growth of the stem from a seedling.
  2. (Linguis.) Derived from a base that is itself a word, by the addition of a prefix or derivational suffix
  3. Derived from what is primary or original:
byproduct
A side effect.
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  1. A side effect.
  2. A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.
  3. Anything produced in the course of making another thing; secondary or incidental product or result
derivation
The form or source from which something is derived; an origin.
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  1. The form or source from which something is derived; an origin.
  2. The origin and development of a word; etymology
  3. A deriving or being derived
descendant
A person who is an offspring, however remote, of a certain ancestor, family, group, etc.
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  1. A person who is an offspring, however remote, of a certain ancestor, family, group, etc.
  2. One whose descent can be traced to a particular individual or group:
  3. Something derived from a prototype or earlier form:
offshoot
Anything that branches off, or derives from, a main source; specif., a shoot or stem growing laterally from the main stem of a plant
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  1. Anything that branches off, or derives from, a main source; specif., a shoot or stem growing laterally from the main stem of a plant
  2. A branch, descendant, or member of a family or social group.
  3. Something that branches out or derives its existence or origin from a particular source.
outgrowth
A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
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  1. A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
  2. A result; consequence; development
  3. A branch or offshoot of a plant.
spinoff
The divestiture by a corporation of some of its assets or operations, accomplished by distributing to its stockholders shares of a new company formed to assume control over the divested parts
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  1. The divestiture by a corporation of some of its assets or operations, accomplished by distributing to its stockholders shares of a new company formed to assume control over the divested parts
  2. Alternative spelling of spin-off.
  3. A secondary benefit, product, development, etc., as a television series built around a character, situation, etc. from another series
Find another word for derivative. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for derivative, like: derived from, caused, evolved, not original, imitative, borrowed, copied, plagiarized, unoriginal, rehashed and warmed-over.

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  • The later Scots Chaucerian type is less directly derivative in its treatment of allegory and in its tricks of style, and less southern in its linguistic forms; but, though it is more original and natural, it nevertheless retains much of the Chaucerian habit.

  • in the Nif'al form nisba`, " to swear," in the derivative subst.

  • Thiourea and many of its unsymmetrical derivatives have marked physiological action; thiourea causes a slowing of the pulse and respiration, cardiac failure, and death in convulsions; phenyl-, ethyland acetyl-thiourea are actively toxic. The most important derivative pharmacologically is allyl-thiourea, also known as thiosinamine or rhodallin, NH2 CS NH CH2 CH:CH2.

  • From the root idea of obligation to serve or give something in return, involved in the conception of duty, have sprung various derivative uses of the word; thus it is used of the services performed by a minister of a church, by a soldier, or by any employee or servant.

  • It is only in derivative words that this vagueness is avoided.

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