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/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”

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