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origin

Pronunciation: /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/
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Definition of origin

noun

  • 1 (also origins) the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived:his theory of the origin of life the name is Norse in origin the terminology has its origins in America
  • a person’s social background or ancestry:a family of peasant origin a voice that betrays his Welsh origins
  • 2 Anatomy the more fixed end or attachment of a muscle.
  • 3 Mathematics a fixed point from which coordinates are measured.

Origin:

early 16th century: from French origine, from Latin origo, origin-, from oriri 'to rise'

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