underived
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of underived
First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + derived ( def. )
Example Sentences
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And finally from a first or from underived being?
From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by Wunsch, William F.
He whose being is eternal, underived, self-sufficing, self-determining, knowing no variation, no diminution, no age, He who is because He is and that He is, dwells in His fulness in our Saviour.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander
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
In the first place, a large number of rocks may be described as original or underived, for it is not possible to trace them back to any earlier source.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
Empedocles had believed in four ultimate and underived kinds of matter.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)
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