derivals
derivals is the plural of derival.
Meaning of derival
Noun
derival (countable and uncountable, plural derivals)
- The derivation of a word.
- As to the origin of all the forms in the above list, it clearly cannot belong to English philology to do much more than indicate the source from which we received them. Their derival into French from Latin has therefore been only slightly touched upon.1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue, page 295
Questions about derivals
- What is derivals the plural of?
- Derivals is the plural of derival.
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