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The act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
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Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
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Drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
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Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
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A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
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(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
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The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
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(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation