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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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   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.

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   Origin definition: something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead. See examples of ORIGIN used in a sentence.

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   ORIGIN definition: 1. the beginning or cause of something: 2. used to describe the particular way in which something…. Learn more.

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   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 ”.

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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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   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.

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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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    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.

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    origin meaning: 1. the cause of something, or where something begins or comes from: 2. the country, race, or…. Learn more.