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derivative
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derivative /de·riv·a·tive/ (de-riv´ah-tiv) a chemical substance produced from another substance either directly or by modification or partial substitution.
de·riv·a·tive (d-rv-tv)
n.
1. Something obtained or produced by modification of something else.
2. A chemical compound that may be produced from another compound of similar structure in one or more steps.
adj.
Resulting from, characterized by, or employing derivation.
derivative (dēriv´tiv),
n a chemical substance that is the result of a chemical reaction.
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And while this can't help but hold your attention, the pleasant surprise is that - despite its burlesque, derivativeness and simplistic sermonizing - ``Diary'' comes up with some fascinating character bits.
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Haddad, who have maintained the journal's commitment to discriminate "between good and bad scholarship, between a version of the truth and an ideological fiction," as the founding editors promised, and "between originality and lackluster derivativeness.
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But despite its derivativeness and predictability, the film will likely please family-minded audiences looking for nothing more than an amiable, good-hearted time at the movies.
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