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origination

ori·gi·na·tion

US/ɜrˌɪdʒʌˈneɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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2.

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

  • “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”
  • “the foundation of a new scientific society”
  • “he regards the fork as a modern introduction”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin orīginātiō, from orīgō (“to act, to commence”, stem as origin-) + -tiō.

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