origin
/ɔrɪdʒɪn/
noun
6 letters3 syllables7 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
The descendants of one individual.
2
The place where something begins, where it springs into being.
“Jupiter was the origin of the radiation”
3
Properties attributable to your ancestry.
“he comes from good origins”
4
An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.
5
The point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero.
6
The source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived.
“the rumor had its origin in idle gossip”
“vegetable origins”
WORD FORMS
Related formoriginate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinoriginway
Starts & ends withO … N
Syllablesor · i · gin
SYNONYMS & RELATED20
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