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- [awr-i-jin, or-]
- /ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr-/
- /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awr-i-jin, or-]
- /ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr-/
Definitions of origin word
- noun origin something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin. 1
- noun origin rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word. 1
- noun origin the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America. 1
- noun origin ancestry; parentage; extraction: to be of Scottish origin. 1
- noun origin Anatomy. the point of derivation. the more fixed portion of a muscle. 1
- noun origin Mathematics. the point in a Cartesian coordinate system where the axes intersect. Also called pole. the point from which rays designating specific angles originate and are measured from in a polar coordinate system with no axes. 1
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Origin of origin
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin orīgin- (stem of orīgō) beginning, source, lineage, derivative of orīrī to rise; cf. orient
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Parts of speech for Origin
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origin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
origin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for origin
noun origin
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
Antonyms for origin
noun origin
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
- ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
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