noun Download 🔗Share The beginning of something. Examples : "The origin of my love for baking was a special cake my grandmother made for me. " history word language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The source of a river, information, goods, etc. Examples : "The origin of the rumor about the surprise party was Sarah's older brother. " geography history place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect. Examples : "The origin of the graph shows the starting point (0, 0). " math number figure point space essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle. Examples : "The origin of the biceps muscle is on the shoulder blade, while the insertion is on the radius bone. " anatomy physiology body medicine part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates. Examples : "The map's origin point was chosen as the school's main entrance. " geography math point space essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Ancestry. Examples : "The family's origins are from Ireland. " family history essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading