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Word: Origin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from French origine, from Latin origo, origin-, from oriri ‘to rise’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒrɪdʒ(ɪ)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived
Short Definition:point where something begins
Examples:- his theory of the origin of life
- the name is Norse in origin
- the terminology has its origins in America
Definition:
the more fixed end or attachment of a muscle.
Short Definition:fixed end or attachment of muscle
Definition:
a fixed point from which coordinates are measured.
Short Definition:point from which coordinates are measured
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