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- DictionaryDef·i·ni·tion/ˌdefəˈniSHən/
noun
- 1. a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary: "a dictionary definition of the verb"
- 2. the degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound, especially of an image in a photograph or on a screen: "the clarity and definition of pictures can be aided by using computer graphics"
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. the start of something. beginning Let's go back to the beginning.
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.
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 in sensation” see more. noun.
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. of… origin a letter of doubtful origin. This particular custom has its origins in Wales.
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.
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.
the cause of something, or where something begins or comes from: the origin of the universe. This dish is Greek in origin. origin noun [C, U] (FAMILY) the country, race, or social class of a person's family: ethnic origin. She's of Irish origin. (Definition of origin from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
