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Origin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Origin is a noun meaning The beginning of something.

Meaning

The beginning of something.

More Meanings

  1. The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
  2. (mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
  3. (anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
  4. (cartography) An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
  5. (in the plural) Ancestry.

Example Sentences

unknown origin
place of origin
trace the origin of something
The custom has its origin in ancient Greece.

Word Forms

Synonyms for origin

Depending on context, synonyms include beginning, source, line, stock, root, inception.

Antonyms for origin

Common opposites include end, destination, insertion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inception, genesis, beginning, origination, extraction, source.

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