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derivational

adjective as in derivative

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In Nootka we have an unusually large number of derivational affixes (expressing concepts of group II).

At present it is a derivational syllable by which we can convert an adjective into an adverb: brave, brave-ly.

In fishery, as compared with fish, the number of derivational elements is two.

No word is ever made a preposition by the addition of a derivational element.

According to the historical origin of the derivational elements.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to derivational, such as: borrowed, copied, derived, imitative, and unoriginal.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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