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More importantly, you ignore the fact that Greeks also had a third dramatic form, the satyr play (from which we derive the English word "satire"), which was very close to what we mean by modern comedy.

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  1. transitive verb To obtain or receive from a source.
  2. transitive verb To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer: derive a conclusion from facts.
  3. transitive verb To trace the origin or development of (a word).
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  • The very name of France will repress the desire of innovation—we shall cling to abuses as though they were our support, and every attempt to remedy them will become an objection of suspicion and terror.—Such are the advantages which mankind will derive from the French revolution. —  A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795
  • The word seraphim is thought to derive from a Hebrew word meaning serpent, the association is obscure yet suggestive. —  Gallows Thief by Bernard Cornwell
  • It has been noted elsewhere (and I wish I could remember where) that doctor, docent, docile, and doctrine all derive from the Latin word docere, which relates to teaching. —  Planet Atheism
  • All other European words for "Easter" derive from the Hebrew word "pasah," to pass over, thus reflecting the Christian holiday's Biblical connection with the Jewish Passover. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • The human capacity for acquiring speech and language must derive, at least in part, from the genome. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
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  1. Middle English deriven, to be derived from, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvāre, to derive, draw off : dē-, de- + rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, French dériver = Spanish Portuguese derivar = Italian derivare = German deriviren = Danish derivere = Swedish derivera, from Latin derivare, lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive (one word from another, in last sense for earlier ducere), from de, away, + rivus, a stream: see rival.
 

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