Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-RIV'A-TIVE
DE-RIV'A-TIVE, a.
- Derived; taken or having proceeded from another or something preceding; secondary; as, a derivative perfection; a derivative conveyance, as a release. – Blackstone.
- A derivative chord, in music, is one derived from a fundamental chord.
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