Meaning of ORIGINATION
| Pronunciation: | | ur`ijun'eyshun
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- [n] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- [n] an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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| | Synonyms: | | creation, foundation, founding, inception, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, origin |
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| | See Also: | | beginning, beginning, cause, commencement, germination, overture, preliminary, prelude, start | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O*rig`i*na"tion\, n. [L. originatio.]
1. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence;
first production. ``The origination of the universe.''
--Keill.
What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination.
--Hickok.
2. Mode of production, or bringing into being.
This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit,
butterflies, after the common origination of all
caterpillars. --Ray.
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