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noun
1.
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
2.
rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word.
3.
the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America.
4.
ancestry; parentage; extraction: to be of Scottish origin.
5.
EXPANDAnatomy.
a.
the point of derivation.
b.
the more fixed portion of a muscle.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin orīgin- (stem of orīgō) beginning, source, lineage, derivative of orīrī to rise; compare orient
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin orīgin- (stem of orīgō) beginning, source, lineage, derivative of orīrī to rise; compare orient
Synonyms
1. root, foundation. 4. birth, lineage, descent.
1. root, foundation. 4. birth, lineage, descent.
Antonyms
1. destination, end.
1. destination, end.
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
origin
early 15c., from Fr. origine, from L. originem "rise, beginning, source," from oriri "to rise" (see orchestra).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
origin or·i·gin (ôr'ə-jĭn)
n.
The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.
The fact of originating; rise or derivation.
The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.
The starting point of a cranial or spinal nerve.
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Science Dictionary
origin  (ôr'ə-jĭn) Pronunciation Key
The point at which the axes of a Cartesian coordinate system intersect. The coordinates of the origin are (0,0) in two dimensions and (0,0,0) in three dimensions. |
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