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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 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. Find out the meanings, synonyms, and examples of origin in different contexts, such as ancestry, mathematics, and commerce.

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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” see more. noun.

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