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ORIGINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Example:
the foundation of a new scientific society
Synonyms:
creation; foundation; founding; initiation; innovation; instauration; institution; introduction; origination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("origination" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "origination"):
authorship; paternity (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing)
Derivation:
originate (bring into being)
originate (come into existence; take on form or shape)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Synonyms:
inception; origin; origination
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("origination" is a kind of...):
beginning (the event consisting of the start of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "origination"):
germination (the origin of some development)
cause (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something)
overture; preliminary; prelude (something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows)
emanation; procession; rise ((theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost)
Derivation:
originate (come into existence; take on form or shape)
originate (begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.)
