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- Dictionaryo·rig·i·na·tion/əˌrijəˈnāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the beginning or creation of something: "there are a number of theories on the origination of the name"
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the process of starting or developing something, or causing it to happen: Our business is product design and origination. the time or place at which something begins: Drop-down boxes made it simple to pick origination and destination cities for the flight.
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction. see more. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing. noun.
the process of starting or developing something, or causing it to happen: Our business is product design and origination. the time or place at which something begins: Drop-down boxes made it simple to pick origination and destination cities for the flight.
: to take or have origin : begin. That board game originated in the 1940s. transitive verb. : to give rise to : initiate. The composer originated 10 songs for the Broadway musical. origination. ə-ˌri-jə-ˈnā-shən. noun. Synonyms. actualize. appear. arise. begin. break. commence. dawn. engender. form. materialize. set in. spring. start.
Definition of origination noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence: beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, start. Informal: kickoff. 2. The act of founding or establishing: constitution, creation, establishment, foundation, institution, organization, start-up.
Origination definition: (uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence .
to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages. (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place: This train originates at Philadelphia. v.t. to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent: to originate a better method.
The earliest known use of the noun origination is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for origination is from around 1443, in the writing of Reginald Pecock, bishop of Chichester and religious author.
origination meaning, definition, what is origination: the process of arranging and supplying a...: Learn more.
