derival

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UK[dɪˈɹaɪvəɫ]

noun

The derivation of a word.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounderival (countable and uncountable, plural derivals)

plural derivals

  1. countablerareuncountablegrammarThe derivation of a word.

    As to the origin of all the forms in the above list, it clearly cannot belong to English philology to do much more than indicate the source from which we received them. Their derival into French from Latin has therefore been only slightly touched upon.

    1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue, page 295
    1 more example

    3.4 Derival morphology […] However, in the Turfan dialect as well in the speech of some of the younger generation in Urumchi, -ŋza seems to function as a nominal derivative suffix, deriving nouns from some kin terms and adding a clear, haughty, arrogant hue, see the lexicon.

    2005, Abdurishid Yakup, The Turfan Dialect of Uyghur, page 152

Origin

From derive + -al. First attested in the 1870s.

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APA

derival. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derival

MLA

“derival.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derival. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “derival,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derival.

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