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Derivative

usgb/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/Volume
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Originality Questioned

A 'derivative' work may lack originality, suggesting it borrows heavily from another source.

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Critics dismissed the novel as derivative.
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Not Negative Always

'Derivative' can be neutral, not always negative, simply describing the origin of inspiration.

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His architecture is derivative of Roman styles.
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