noun ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of bringing something into existence. uncountable
2. 2
   the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new wordnet
3. 3
   The act of bringing something into existence. countable, error-lua-exec
4. 4
   an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

originaalphaartifactauthorshipbabyhood

Example

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"Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orīginātiō, from orīgō (“to act, to commence”, stem as origin-) + -tiō.

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