Origin (Noun)
Meaning 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's Russian root".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The discovery of a 200,000-year-old early human ancestor in Morocco shed new light on the origin of modern humans in Africa.
- Scientists are working to pinpoint the origin of the coronavirus outbreak that spread globally.
- New Orleans is widely considered the origin of jazz music, with the city's unique blend of African and European influences creating the perfect cultural storm.
- Historians believe the Black Death was the origin of significant social, economic, and cultural changes in medieval Europe.
- A study revealed the genetic origin of apples can be traced back to Central Asia.
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Hyponyms
- Jumping-off Place
- Headwater
- Point Source
- Wellhead
- Fountainhead
- Place Of Origin
- Head
- Birthplace
- Provenance
- Home
- Derivation
- Provenience
- Spring
- Trail Head
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Meaning 2
Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 4
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Synonyms
- Bloodline
- Line
- Blood
- Ancestry
- Parentage
- Descent
- Line Of Descent
- Pedigree
- Stock
- Stemma
- Blood Line
- Lineage
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Meaning 5
The source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived; "the rumor had its origin in idle gossip"; "vegetable origins"; "mineral origin"; "origin in sensation".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Meaning 6
The point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.