origin
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word.
the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America.
ancestry; parentage; extraction: to be of Scottish origin.
Anatomy.
the point of derivation.
the more fixed portion of a muscle.
Mathematics.
the point in a Cartesian coordinate system where the axes intersect.
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How to use origin in a sentence
I think we can see Liz’s story is sort of an origin point for so many cultural themes today.
'We All Have to Create Our Own Universe.' Producer and Artist Zackary Drucker on Telling Nuanced Trans Stories | Suyin Haynes | February 8, 2021 | TimeIts 2018 report, “Reclaiming Native Truth,” explored the perceptions that Americans have of Native people, the origins of those perceptions and the impact that the perceptions have on Native people, particularly children.
‘End racism,’ the NFL implored. So what about that Chiefs’ name? | Liz Clarke | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostIn speaking with Parents for Peace, however, she began to think more about the origins of his views.
After Capitol riots, desperate families turn to groups that ‘deprogram’ extremists | Paulina Villegas, Hannah Knowles | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThe notion of centering my column on “new” revelations about the origins of the Pentagon Papers seemed to be collapsing.
The scenario involved one storm, with origins in the Pacific Ocean, that would race across the country, die out over Ohio, and then hand off its energy to a secondary storm developing off the Mid-Atlantic coast.
How an imperfect snowstorm forecast turned out mostly right | Jason Samenow | February 3, 2021 | Washington Post
“The origin of Brokpas is lost in antiquity,” a research article from the University of Delhi notes.
The mythic origin of the feast was the creation of the world by the god Marduk.
Some of the more notorious “green on blue” attacks have their origin in such outraged honor.
Black Alice and Strix have origin stories that more closely resemble the archetypal comic heroes.
Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’ | Rich Goldstein | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe virus had to come from somewhere, but no one could figure out its origin.
Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouBut not only has the name tobacco and the implements employed in its use caused much discussion but also the origin of the plant.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.A marked increase indicates some pathologic condition at the site of their origin.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddWilliam King, archbishop of Dublin, died; author of a celebrated treatise on the origin of evil.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellCarpenter were the leaders, and this is claimed to have been the origin of Mechanics' Institutes.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
British Dictionary definitions for origin
/ (ˈɒrɪdʒɪn) /
a primary source; derivation
the beginning of something; first stage or part
(often plural) ancestry or parentage; birth; extraction
anatomy
the end of a muscle, opposite its point of insertion
the beginning of a nerve or blood vessel or the site where it first starts to branch out
maths
the point of intersection of coordinate axes or planes
the point whose coordinates are all zero: See also pole 2 (def. 8)
commerce the country from which a commodity or product originates: shipment from origin
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Scientific definitions for origin
[ ôr′ə-jĭn ]
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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