origin
1 of 1noun/ˈɔ.rə.ʤən/
Forms:origins
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the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning
- The origin of the river is in the mountains to the north.
- They traced the origin of the disease to a specific animal species.
- The origin of the word can be found in Latin.
- The origin of the conflict is often debated by historians.
- He’s interested in the origin of various myths from ancient cultures.
3
properties attributable to your ancestry
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the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
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an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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the source or point of beginning of something, such as the historical, cultural, or linguistic roots of a word, concept, or phenomenon