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1. : ancestry, parentage. was of humble origin. She is of French origin. 2. a. : rise, beginning, or derivation from a source. the origin of life on Earth. The word "algebra" is of Arabic origin. b. : the point at which something begins or rises or from which it derives. the origin of the custom.
noun. uk / ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn / us / ˈɔːr.ə.dʒɪn / Add to word list. B2 [ C ] (also origins) the beginning or cause of something: It's a book about the origin of the universe. Her unhappy childhood was the origin of her problems later in life. What's the origin of this saying? (= Where did it come from?) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
ORIGIN meaning: 1 : the point or place where something begins or is created the source or cause of something; 2 : the place, social situation, or type of family that a person comes from.
noun. something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin. 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.
Definitions of origin. noun. the place where something begins, where it springs into being. “Jupiter was the origin of the radiation”. synonyms: beginning, root, rootage, source. see more. noun. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. synonyms: inception, origination.
/ˈɔːrɪdʒɪn/ [countable, uncountable] (also origins [plural]) the point from which something starts; the cause of something. origin of something the origins of life on earth. The origin of the word remains obscure. in origin Most coughs are viral in origin (= caused by a virus). The word burlesque is Italian in origin.
4 days ago · (ˈɔrədʒɪn ; ˈɑrədʒɪn ) noun. 1. a coming into existence or use; beginning. 2. parentage; birth; lineage. 3. that in which something has its beginning; source; root; cause. 4. Anatomy. the less movable of the two points of attachment of a muscle, usually the end attached to the more rigid part of the skeleton. 5. Ancient Mathematics. a.