origin
/ˈoɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
noun
The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
noun
The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
noun
An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
noun
name
the State of Origin series (an annual best-of-three rugby league series between New South Wales and Queensland, nicknamed the "Blues" and the "Maroons", respectively)
Example Sentences
- "place of origin"
- "trace the origin of something"
- "unknown origin"
- "The custom has its origin in ancient Greece."
- "Scientists are studying the origin of the universe."
- "It is clear that the origin of the truth would be an admirable criterion of this sort, if only the various origins could be discriminated from one another from this point of view, and the history of dogmatic opinion shows that origin has always been a favorite test. Origin in immediate intuition; origin in pontifical authority; origin in supernatural revelation, as by vision, hearing, or unaccountable impression; origin in direct possession by a higher spirit, expressing itself in prophecy and warning; origin in automatic utterance generally,—these origins have been stock warrants for the truth of one opinion after another which we find represented in religious history."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₃er-, origine, orīgō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈoɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/
- British English: /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/