derivativeadjective
uk/dɪˈrɪv.ə.tɪv/us/dɪˈrɪv.ə.t̬ɪv/disapprovingIf something is derivative, it is not the result of new ideas, but has been developed from or copies something else:
His painting/style is very derivative.
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Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitate
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- leaf
- lift
- pirate
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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derivativenoun [ C ]
uk/dɪˈrɪv.ɪ.tɪv/us/dɪˈrɪv.ə.t̬ɪv/derivative noun [ C ] (FORM OF WORD, ETC.)
specialized language a form of something, such as a word, made or developed from another form:
"Detestable" is a derivative of "detest".
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Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the present simple
- the third person
- transitive
- wast
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derivative noun [ C ] (FINANCIAL PRODUCT)
specialized finance & economics a financial product such as an option (= the right to buy or sell something in the future) that has a value based on the value of another product, such as shares or bonds