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Definition of Origin

1. Noun. The place where something begins, where it springs into being. "Communism's Russian root"

2. Noun. Properties attributable to your ancestry. "He comes from good origins"

3. Noun. An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.

4. Noun. The point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero.

5. Noun. The source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived. "Origin in sensation"

6. Noun. The descendants of one individual. "His entire lineage has been warriors"

Definition of Origin

1. n. The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.

Definition of Origin

1. a coming into being [n -S]

Medical Definition of Origin

1. 1. The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth. "This mixed system of opinion and sentiment had its origin in the ancient chivalry." (Burke) 2. That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion. 3. The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; in contradistinction to insertion. Origin of coordinate axes, the point where the axes intersect. See Note under Ordinate. Synonym: Commencement, rise, source, spring, fountain, derivation, cause, root, foundation. Origin, Source. Origin denotes the rise or commencement of a thing; source presents itself under the image of a fountain flowing forth in a continuous stream of influences. The origin of moral evil has been much disputed, but no one can doubt that it is the source of most of the calamities of our race. "I think he would have set out just as he did, with the origin of ideas the proper starting point of a grammarian, who is to treat of their signs." (Tooke) "Famous Greece, That source of art and cultivated thought Which they to Rome, and Romans hither, brought." (Waller) Origin: F. Origine, L. Origo, -iginis, fr. Oriri to rise, become visible; akin to Gr. To stir up, rouse, Skr. R, and perh. To E. Run. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Origin

origami origamis origan origane origanes origans origanum origanum origanums Origanum dictamnus

Origanum majorana origanum oil Origanum vulgare Origen origin (current term) origin (current term) original original originalism originalities

originality originally originals original sin originate originated originates originate in originating origination

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