Derivative | Mean of derivative in English Dictionary
/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/
- Noun
- a word formed from another word
- The word “childish” is a derivative of “child.”
- something that comes from something else
- Tofu is one of many soybean derivatives.
- Petroleum is a derivative of coal tar.
- made up of parts from something else
- derivative poetry
- A number of critics found the film derivative and predictable.
- His style seems too derivative of Hemingway.
- formed from another word
- a derivative term
