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- DictionaryMean·ing/ˈmēniNG/
noun
- 1. what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action: "the meaning of the word “supermarket”"
adjective
- 1. intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed: "she gave Gabriel a meaning look"
origin, source, inception, root mean the point at which something begins its course or existence. origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being.
ORIGIN definition: 1. the beginning or cause of something: 2. used to describe the particular way in which something…. Learn more.
Origin definition: something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead. See examples of ORIGIN used in a sentence.
noun. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. synonyms: inception, origination. see more. noun. the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived. “the rumor had its origin in idle gossip”. “vegetable origins ”. “mineral origin ”.
Definition of origin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
origin in British English. (ˈɒrɪdʒɪn ) noun. 1. a primary source; derivation. 2. the beginning of something; first stage or part. 3. (often plural) ancestry or parentage; birth; extraction.
Origin is the point at which something comes into existence: The origins of some words are unknown. When origin refers to people, it means parentage or ancestry: "He came ... of mixed French and Scottish origin" (Charlotte Brontë).
