🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

obra derivada

Pronunciation / Transliteration: obra derivada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Derivative Work/dɪˈrɪv.ə.tɪv wɜrk/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O filme é uma obra derivada do romance mais vendido."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A work that is based on or derived from one or more existing works, such as adaptations, translations, or modifications.

    "The film is a derivative work based on the bestselling novel."
  2. 2

    In copyright law, a derivative work is a new, original product that includes elements of a pre-existing work.

    "The artist created a derivative work by remixing the original song."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'derivative' originates from the Latin word 'derivativus', meaning 'to draw off or obtain from'. The concept evolved in the context of intellectual property law to describe works that are based on or derived from one or more existing works.

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