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underived

[ uhn-di-rahyvd ]

/ ˌʌn dɪˈraɪvd /

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adjective

not derived; fundamental, as an axiom or postulate; immediate.

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What does “Indigenous” mean?

characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.

carried on abroad, or with other countries.

relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.

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Origin of underived

First recorded in 1620–30; un-¹ + derived

Words nearby underived

underhoused, underhung, underinsurance, underinsure, underinsured, underived, underkill, underlaid, underlap, underlay, underlayer

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Example sentences from the Web for underived

Empedocles had believed in four ultimate and underived kinds of matter.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy|W. T. Stace
They are absolute, and independent, underived, and unoriginated—the essential qualities of my nature.
Christmas Evans|Paxton Hood
With the former, Buddha is intellectual essence, the efficient cause of all, and underived.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis
It affects to treat men as though their existence were underived, and independent of any Supreme Being.
A Defence of Virginia|Robert L. Dabney

The old kindliness must be transplanted to a fresh soil if it were to blossom into a life self-sufficient and underived.
Second String|Anthony Hope

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