meaning of origin
1. The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.
2. That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.
3. The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in contradistinction to insertion.
4. properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good
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