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- DictionaryOr·i·gin/ˈôrəj(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived: "the name is Norse in origin"
- 2. the more fixed end or attachment of a muscle.
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: something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead. See examples of ORIGIN used in a sentence.
ORIGIN definition: 1. the beginning or cause of something: 2. used to describe the particular way in which something…. Learn more.
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 ”.
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).
6 meanings: 1. a primary source; derivation 2. the beginning of something; first stage or part 3. ancestry or parentage; birth;.... Click for more definitions.
Webster's New World. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived. American Heritage Medicine. Parentage; birth; lineage. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The fact of originating; rise or derivation. The rumor had its origin in an impulsive remark. American Heritage.
Definition of origin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word. the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America. ancestry; parentage; extraction: to be of Scottish origin.
ORIGIN definition: 1. the cause of something, or where something begins or comes from: 2. the country, race, or…. Learn more.
