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   Or·i·gin

   /ˈôrəj(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived: "the name is Norse in origin" Similar beginningstartoriginationgenesisbirthdawningdawnemergenceinceptionlaunchcreationbirthplacecradleearly stagesconceptioninaugurationfoundationoutsetsourcebasisbasecauserootrootsspringmainspringwell headfountainheadfountainfountheadseatseedgermfons et origoformal:commencementliterary:wellspringrare:radixsourcederivationrootrootsprovenanceetymologyprovenienceOpposite endconclusiontermination
   • ▪ a person's social background or ancestry: "a voice that betrays his Southern origins" Similar descentancestryparentagepedigreelineagelineline of descentheritagebirthextractionbackgroundfamilystockbloodbloodlinegenealogybeginningsrare:filiationstirps
   • 2. the more fixed end or attachment of a muscle.
   • ▪ a place where a nerve or blood vessel begins or branches from a main nerve or blood vessel.
   • 3. a fixed point from which coordinates are measured, as where axes intersect.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French origine, from Latin origo, origin-, from oriri ‘to rise’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   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.

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   1. a primary source; derivation. 2. the beginning of something; first stage or part. 3. ( often plural) ancestry or parentage; birth; extraction. 4. (Anatomy) anatomy. a. the end of a muscle, opposite its point of insertion. b. the beginning of a nerve or blood vessel or the site where it first starts to branch out. 5. (Mathematics) maths.

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   Definition of origin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Noun. Filter. noun. origins. A coming into existence or use; beginning. 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.

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   2 days ago · 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.

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   origin | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of origin – Learner’s Dictionary. origin. noun [ C, U ] uk / ˈɒrɪdʒɪn / us. origin noun [C, U] (BEGINNING) B2. the cause of something, or where something begins or comes from: the origin of the universe. This dish is Greek in origin. Preparing for your Cambridge English exam?

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   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.