Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-RIV'A-TIVE
DE-RIV'A-TIVE, n.
- That which is derived; a word which takes its origin in another word, or is formed from it. Thus, depravity is a derivative from the L. depravo, and acknowledge, from knowledge, and this from know, the primitive word.
- In music, a chord not fundamental.
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