underived
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of underived
First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + derived ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The opposite of monism is therefore pluralism, which is that kind of philosophy which seeks to explain the universe from many ultimate and equally underived principles.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)
In this sense no right divine nor compact can form a king; that is, a person, exercising underived and unreverting power.
From The Columbiad by Barlow, Joel
He had true creative imagination, a fund of original, underived emotion, and a copiousness of invention almost as great as Wagner's or Mozart's.
From Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians by Runciman, John F.
Jehovah, in its literal grammatical signification, puts emphasis upon the absolute, underived, and therefore unlimited, unconditioned, unchangeable, eternal being of God.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah 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)
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