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Definition
to get something from something else
(If the context doesn't otherwise indicate where something came from, it is generally from reasoning—especially deductive reasoning.)
(If the context doesn't otherwise indicate where something came from, it is generally from reasoning—especially deductive reasoning.)
- He was a bright, handsome lad, nearly white; for he inherited the complexion my grandmother had derived from Anglo-Saxon ancestors.1 — Childhood (39% in)
- The money for the freedom of myself and my children could be obtained; but I derived no advantage from that circumstance.15 — Continued Persecutions (3% in)
There are no more uses of "derive" in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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