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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dērīvātīvus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dérivatif (feminine dérivative, masculine plural dérivatifs, feminine plural dérivatives)
- (medicine) Causing a derivation (a drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process)
- derivative
Noun
dérivatif m (plural dérivatifs)
- (medicine) a medicine that causes a derivation
- diversion, distraction
- Jean-Marie Colombani in Direct Matin, July 6, 2015: Deuxième illusion : le référendum serait le triomphe de la démocratie. Il s'agit pourtant d'abord d'un déni de la démocratie représentative, de la part d’un gouvernement qui, fuyant ses responsabilités de peur d'avoir à assumer des mesures impopulaires, trouve un dérivatif.
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