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origin
noun(or-i-gin)
the descendants of one individual
Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock,
origin
noun(or-i-gin)
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms: beginning, root, rootage, source,
Examples:
Jupiter was the origin of the radiation.
origin
noun(or-i-gin)
properties attributable to your ancestry
Synonyms: descent, extraction,
Examples:
He comes from good origins.
origin
noun(or-i-gin)
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Synonyms: inception, origination,
origin
noun(or-i-gin)
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
origin
noun(or-i-gin)
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
Examples:
The rumor had its origin in idle gossip.
Vegetable origins.
Mineral origin.
Origin in sensation.

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