Origin

  • 11origin — ► NOUN 1) the point where something begins or arises. 2) a person s social background or ancestry. 3) Mathematics a fixed point from which coordinates are measured. ORIGIN Latin origo, from oriri to rise …

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  • 12origin — (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. origine, from L. originem (nom. origo) rise, beginning, source, from stem of oriri to rise, become visible, appear (see ORCHESTRA (Cf. orchestra)) …

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  • 13origin — noun 1 time/place/reason that sth starts ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ independent ▪ doubtful (esp. BrE), obscure, unknown ▪ a letter of doubtful origin …

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  • 14origin — The type of account ( house, customer, or customer non segregated) for which a trade was executed. Also see segregation type. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * origin or‧i‧gin [ˈɒrdʒn ǁ ˈɔː , ˈɑː ] also origins noun [countable,… …

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  • 15origin — or|i|gin W2 [ˈɔrıdʒın US ˈo: , ˈa: ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: origine, from Latin origo, from oriri to rise ] 1.) also origins [plural] the place or situation in which something begins to exist origin of ▪ a new theor …

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  • 16origin — or|i|gin [ ɔrədʒın ] noun *** 1. ) origin or origins count the place or moment where something begins to exist: origin of: Meteorites may hold clues about the origin of life on Earth. origin in: The country s constitution had its origins in Roman …

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  • 17origin */*/*/ — UK [ˈɒrɪdʒɪn] / US [ˈɔrədʒɪn] noun Word forms origin : singular origin plural origins 1) origin or origins [countable] the place or moment where something begins to exist origin of: Meteorites may hold clues about the origin of life on Earth.… …

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  • 18origin — n. 1) in origin (the documents were Norse in origin) 2) of origin (she is of humble origin; the fire was of undetermined origin) * * * [ ɒrɪdʒɪn] of origin (she is of humble origin; the fire was of undetermined origin) in origin (the documents… …

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  • 19origin — 01. The [origins] of many of the beliefs of Christianity can be found in a number of religions. 02. Sean Connery played the leading role in the [original] James Bond movies. 03. Dion is [originally] from Pittsburgh, but now lives in Harrisburg.… …

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  • 20origin — noun 1) the origin of life Syn: beginning, start, commencement, origination, genesis, birth, dawning, dawn, emergence, creation, birthplace, cradle; source, basis, cause, root(s); formal radix 2) …

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