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• derived — UK US /dɪˈraɪvd/ adjective ► coming from or caused by something else: »derived products …   Financial and business terms

• derived — derived; un·derived; …   English syllables

• derived — index derivative, secondary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Derived — In phylogenetics, a trait is derived if it is present in an organism, but was absent in the last common ancestor of the group being considered.For the sake of precision, the term derived is preferred to advanced, a term which may inaccurately… …   Wikipedia

• Derived — Derive De*rive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriving}.] [F. d[ e]river, L. derivare; de + rivus stream, brook. See {Rival}.] 1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• derived — adjective Date: 1969 being, possessing, or marked by a character (as the large brain in humans) not present in the ancestral form < derived features > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• derived — a character or character state not present in the ancestral stock; apomorphic. The term should not be applied to organisms or taxa since they are a mix of plesiomorphic and derived character states …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• derived — adjective formed or developed from something else; not original (Freq. 1) the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived John Dewey • Ant: ↑underived • Similar to: ↑derivable, ↑derivative, ↑plagiaristic, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• derived — См. derivato …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

• derived — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Stemming from an original source: derivational, derivative, secondary. See KIN …   English dictionary for students