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noun
- 1. the beginning or creation of something: "there are a number of theories on the origination of the name"
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the process of starting or developing something, or causing it to happen: Our business is product design and origination. the time or place at which something begins: Drop-down boxes made it simple to pick origination and destination cities for the flight.
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction. see more. noun. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. synonyms: inception, origin. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
noun. 1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence: beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, start. Informal: kickoff. 2. The act of founding or establishing: constitution, creation, establishment, foundation, institution, organization, start-up.
Synonyms for ORIGINATION: production, genesis, creation, generation, innovation, nascency, formation, development; Antonyms of ORIGINATION: epilogue, termination, postscript, cessation, envoy, end, aftermath, closing.
Definition of origination noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to take or have origin : begin; to give rise to : initiate… See the full definition
Origination definition: (uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence .
the process of starting or developing something, or causing it to happen: Our business is product design and origination. the time or place at which something begins: Drop-down boxes made it simple to pick origination and destination cities for the flight.
The earliest known use of the noun origination is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for origination is from around 1443, in the writing of Reginald Pecock, bishop of Chichester and religious author.
to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages. (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place: This train originates at Philadelphia. v.t. to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent: to originate a better method.
