underived
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of underived
First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + derived ( def. )
Example Sentences
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I gather all that I would desire to say into three points: 'that Light' and its witnesses; the underived Light and the kindled lamps; the undying Light and the lamps that go out.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV by Maclaren, Alexander
Dharma is an entity underived, containing the spiritual elements and material constituents of the universe.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
The old kindliness must be transplanted to a fresh soil if it were to blossom into a life self-sufficient and underived.
From Second String by Hope, Anthony
Mrs. Meredith and Rowan and the clergyman were left with the father and the children, and with an unexampled wedding collation—one of Pansy's underived masterpieces.
From The Mettle of the Pasture by Allen, James Lane
And finally from a first or from underived being?
From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by Wunsch, William F.
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