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Definitions of origin
  1. noun
    the descendants of one individual
  2. noun
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
    "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"
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  3. noun
    properties attributable to your ancestry
    "he comes from good origins"

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  4. noun
    an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

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  5. noun
    the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
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  6. noun
    the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
    "the rumor had its origin in idle gossip" "vegetable origins" "mineral origin" "origin in sensation"
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Definition that contains origin
  • new original and of a kind not seen before
  • b originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
  • outside originating or belonging beyond some bounds
  • lie originate (in)
  • fresh original and of a kind not seen before
  • novel original and of a kind not seen before
  • knight originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
  • arise originate or come into being
  • dwell originate (in)
  • indigenous originating where it is found
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