Adopted and Derived

Adopted

Adopted adjective - Acquired as your own by free choice.

Derived and adopted are semantically related in received topic. In some cases you can use "Derived" instead an adjective "Adopted".

Derived

Derived adjective - Formed or developed from something else; not original.

Adopted and derived are semantically related in received topic. Sometimes you can use "Adopted" instead an adjective "Derived".

Both words in one sentence

  • Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S5 E7 "Make New Friends but Keep Discord" The headpiece of Discord's cane includes the Symbol of Chaos that is derived from Michael Moorcock's "Eternal Champion" stories, and adopted by the Warhammer franchises.
  • Motif Merger Justified as both factions derived from the original Inquisition and apparently adopted their preferred aspect of the logo when they broke off.
    Source: Motif Merger
  • The earliest Marvel Comics stories avert this, having them use a liquid fuel that can be derived from oil, but the writers quickly adopted energon from the TV series and never looked back.
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