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  • 21origin — [[t]ɒ̱rɪʤɪn, AM ɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦♦ origins 1) N COUNT: usu with poss, also in/of N You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its origin or origins. ...theories about the origin of life... The disorder in military policy had its …

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  • 22origin — /ˈɒrədʒən / (say oruhjuhn) noun 1. that from which anything arises or is derived; the source: to follow a stream to its origin. 2. rise or derivation from a particular source: these and other reports of like origin. 3. the first stage of… …

  • 23origin — noun Etymology: Middle English origine, from Latin origin , origo, from oriri to rise more at orient Date: 15th century 1. ancestry, parentage 2. a. rise, beginning, or derivation from a source b. the point at which something begins or rises or… …

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  • 24Origin — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Origin (homonymie). Origin Pays d’origine …

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  • 25origin — /awr i jin, or /, n. 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:… …

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  • 26origin — 1) The country from which a commodity originates. Shipment from origin denotes goods that are shipped directly from their country of origin, rather than from stocks in some other place. See also certificate of origin 2) The country from which a… …

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  • 27origin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. beginning, cause, commencement; descent, source, fountainhead, derivation, rise, ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of beginning] Syn. rise, start, starting, genesis, alpha, commencement, outset …

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  • 28origin — or•i•gin [[t]ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr [/t]] n. 1) something from which anything arises or is derived; source 2) rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word[/ex] 3) the first stage of existence; beginning 4) ancestry; parentage: of… …

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  • 29Origin — Recorded in various forms some very rare, and including Organ, Oregan, Orgen, Orgin, Origan, and probably Origin, this unusual surname is of early medieval English origin. It has two totally distinct sources, each with its own history and… …

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  • 30origin — noun 1》 (also origins) the point where something begins or arises.     ↘a person s social background or ancestry. 2》 Anatomy the more fixed end or attachment of a muscle. 3》 Mathematics a fixed point from which coordinates are measured. Origin… …

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