American English pronunciation
How to pronounce origins
IPA transcription: ['ɔɹədʒɪnz]
Pronunciation variants: ['ɔɹədʒɪnz]['ɚədʒɪnz]
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Noun
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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”
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the descendants of one individual
“his entire lineage has been warriors”
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properties attributable to your ancestry
“he comes from good origins”
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an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
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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”
Usage examples
- Despite his fame, he remembered his origins.
- His cult in Bologna has very ancient origins.
- The insignia on his hat and bag allude to possible Spanish or Portuguese origins.
- Genetic testing can reveal the Cetagandan origins due to some genetically engineered genes.
- The origins of the British civil service are better known.
- The office of Prolocutor has its origins in the bi-cameral Provincial and General Synods.
- Scholars have long debated the origins of the character Beowulf.
- Because of its origins, the area is also known as the Tri-Town.
- For a discussion of the historical origins of the term 'natural monopoly' see Mosca.
- Its name is a reference to Williamson's origins in Oriental, North Carolina.