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origin

ori·gin

UK/ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ US/ˈɒɹ.ə.d͡ʒən/ fairly common

noun

1.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

  • “the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”
  • “Jupiter was the origin of the radiation”
  • “Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River”
  • “communism”
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2.

properties attributable to your ancestry

  • “he comes from good origins”
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3.

an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

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4.

the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

5.

Origin

From Middle English origine, origyne, from Old French origine, orine, ourine, from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, birth, origin”), from orior (“to rise”); see orient. Doublet of origo.

Phrases

  • origin myth
  • origin of coordinates
  • origin story
  • same-origin policy
  • time of origin

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