origin

noun

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There are 3 syllables in the word origin.

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Definition of origin:

origin (noun):: ancestry, parentage; the point, source, or event from which something develops; the place where something begins, where it springs into being.

Synonyms for origin:

ancestry

beginning

birth

birthplace

blood

blood line

bloodline

commencement

cradle

creation

dawning

derivation

descent

early stages

emergence

extraction

font

foundation

fount

fountain

fountainhead

genesis

head

headspring

headwater

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Antonyms for origin:

abortion

accomplishment

ancestor

being

cessation

child

closing

closure

coda

completion

conclusion

concrete

consequence

consummation

culmination

death

decline

demise

denouement

desistance

disadvantage

discontinuance

discontinuation

dissolution

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