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synonyms for derivational

  • borrowed
  • copied
  • derived
  • imitative
  • unoriginal
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In Nootka we have an unusually large number of derivational affixes (expressing concepts of group II).
LANGUAGEEDWARD SAPIR
At present it is a derivational syllable by which we can convert an adjective into an adverb: brave, brave-ly.
A HANDBOOK OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEROBERT GORDON LATHAM
In fishery, as compared with fish, the number of derivational elements is two.
A HANDBOOK OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEROBERT GORDON LATHAM
No word is ever made a preposition by the addition of a derivational element.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEROBERT GORDON LATHAM
According to the historical origin of the derivational elements.
A HANDBOOK OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEROBERT GORDON LATHAM
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WORDS RELATED TO DERIVATIONAL

  • borrowed
  • copied
  • derivational
  • imitative
  • unoriginal
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.