Term: derivation: (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: stiff aster: wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: hydra: small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: dental procedure: a procedure employed by a dentist
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: persimmon: orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: khuen: a branch of the Tai languages
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: abatement: the act of abating
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: talk: the act of giving a talk to an audience
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: sleep apnea: apnea that occurs during sleep
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: table: a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
Broader: linguistic process: a process involved in human language | Unrelated: prismoid: a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms