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origin
[ awr-i-jin, or- ]
noun
- something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
to follow a stream to its origin.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- rise or derivation from a particular source:
the origin of a word.
- the first stage of existence; beginning:
the origin of Quakerism in America.
- ancestry; parentage; extraction:
to be of Scottish origin.
Synonyms: , ,
- Anatomy.
- the point of derivation.
- the more fixed portion of a muscle.
- Mathematics.
- the point in a Cartesian coordinate system where the axes intersect.
origin
/ ˈɒɪɪ /
noun
- a primary source; derivation
- the beginning of something; first stage or part
- often plural ancestry or parentage; birth; extraction
- anatomy
- the end of a muscle, opposite its point of insertion
- the beginning of a nerve or blood vessel or the site where it first starts to branch out
- maths
- the point of intersection of coordinate axes or planes
- the point whose coordinates are all zero See also pole 2
- commerce the country from which a commodity or product originates
shipment from origin
origin
- The point at which the axes of a Cartesian coordinate system intersect. The coordinates of the origin are (0,0) in two dimensions and (0,0,0) in three dimensions.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of origin1
Example Sentences
But the proposed remedial action appears to fall short of the White House's demands for Harvard to end all preferences "based on race, color, national origin, or proxies thereof" and implement "merit-based" policies by August.
To understand how we got here, here's Kneecap's origin story.
Thought to be of Berber origin, Pope Victor I was in charge of the Catholic Church at a time when Christians were sometimes being persecuted by Roman officials for refusing to worship Roman gods.
Investigators hope it will help them determine how the Palisades fire ignited, the exact point of origin, and how, during a massive windstorm, it raced from the hills to the ocean.
Mr. Coogler also introduces viewers to the origins of Blues music.
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