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origins

/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪnz/

/ˈɔːr.ɪ.dʒɪnz/

Translations

originnoun

origins

/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/

/ˈɔːr.ɪ.dʒɪn/

The origin of the river is in the mountains.

L’origine de la rivière se trouve dans les montagnes.

Additional translations

origineEn anatomie.

originesAu pluriel, pour l’ascendance, l’appartenance familiale ou ethnique.

origineEn mathématiques et en géométrie.

sourceSurtout pour le point ou la cause d’où quelque chose provient.

Synonyms

starting point

Antonyms

originnoun

The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.

The origin of the river is in the mountains.

Ancestry or parentage.

She is proud of her Italian origin.

The more fixed end or attachment of a muscle.

The origin of the biceps muscle is located at the shoulder.

A fixed point from which coordinates are measured, as where axes intersect in a graph.

The graph's origin is at the point (0,0).