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   origin

   /ˈɒrɪdʒ(ɪ)n/

   noun

   • 1. the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived: "his theory of the origin of life" Similar beginningstartoriginationgenesisbirthdawningdawnemergenceinceptionlaunchcreationbirthplacecradleearly stagesconceptioninaugurationfoundationoutsetsourcebasisbasecauserootrootsspringmainspringwell headfountainheadfountainfountheadseatseedgermfons et origoformal:commencementliterary:wellspringrare:radixsourcederivationrootrootsprovenanceetymologyprovenienceOpposite endconclusiontermination
   • ▪ a person's social background or ancestry: "a family of peasant origin" 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.

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

   Scrabble Points: 7

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     ORIGIN meaning: 1. the beginning or cause of something: 2....

   • Znaczenie Origin, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ORIGIN definicja: 1. the beginning or cause of something: 2....

   • Origin: Arabic Translation

     ORIGIN translate: أصْل, أصْل. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Origin: Russian Translation

     ORIGIN translate: происхождение, источник , происхождение ....

   • Origin Spanish Translation

     ORIGIN translate: origen, origen, origen, origen muscular,...

   • Certificate of Origin

     CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN definition: an official document that...

   • Origin: Italian Translation

     ORIGIN translate: origine, origine, origine. Learn more in...

   • Origin: Korean Translation

     ORIGIN translate: 근원, 출신. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Origin is a noun that means something from which anything arises or is derived, such as a source, a beginning, or an ancestry. Learn more about the word history, usage, and related terms of origin from Dictionary.com.

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   Origin is the point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived. It can also mean ancestry, source, or the point of intersection of coordinate axes. See synonyms, anatomy, mathematics, and military definitions of origin.

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   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”.