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Origin

/ˈɒɹ.ə.dʒən/

The beginning of something.

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📖 Definitions of "Origin"

noun

1
The beginning of something.
2
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
3
The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
4
The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.

🔄 Synonyms of "Origin"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
stocknoun	A store or supply.
sourcenoun	The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
inceptionnoun	The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
pedigreenoun	A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
extractionnoun	The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
originationnoun	(uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
lineagenoun	Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
ancestrynoun	A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
parentagenoun	The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
bloodlinenoun	The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
blood linenoun	the descendants of one individual
line of descent	a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra (in his directorial debut).
bloodnoun	A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
genesisnoun	The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Origin"

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Word	Definition
inceptionnoun	The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
genesisnoun	The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
originationnoun	(uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
extractionnoun	The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
sourcenoun	The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
stocknoun	A store or supply.
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
parentagenoun	The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
pedigreenoun	A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
ancestrynoun	A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
bloodlinenoun	The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
lineagenoun	Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
bloodnoun	A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
blood linenoun	the descendants of one individual
line of descent	a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra (in his directorial debut).
initially	At the beginning.
outsetnoun	An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.