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noun
- 1. the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived: "his theory of the origin of life" Similar Opposite
- 2. the more fixed end or attachment of a muscle.
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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.
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.
Origin definition: something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead. See examples of ORIGIN used in a sentence.
When you talk about a person's origin or origins, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors.
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 ”.
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.
Definition of origin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The fact of originating; rise or derivation. The rumor had its origin in an impulsive remark. American Heritage. That in which something has its beginning; source; root; cause. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Noun Definitions (4) Synonyms: seed. genealogy. family. pedigree. extraction. line. bloodline. lineage. birth.
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin. rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word. the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America.
ORIGIN definition: 1. the cause of something, or where something begins or comes from: 2. the country, race, or…. Learn more.
