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What does derives mean?

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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derive
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His conclusion leans on, rather than derives from, the discussion of gambling that precedes it.
After all, people's anxiety about the kaffiyeh derives from politics, not from its aesthetic merits.
This silence, I think, derives from a historical tradition emphasizing solidarity, a reluctance to break ranks.
Much of the pleasure derives from Mamet's whip-smart dialogue and the enjoyment the actors take in playing it out.
The Cape clawless otter derives its name from the fact that there are no claws on the digits.
The blue colour of smalt derives from the addition of cobalt oxide to a potash glass melt during manufacture.

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