desk officer
- n a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
derivation
- n the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
music of Turkish derivation - n (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- n a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- n (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations - n inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- n drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- n drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
- n the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
derivational morphology
- n the part of grammar that deals with the derivations of words