Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

point of origin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: point of o-ri-gin
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where something comes from or originates.

Example Sentences

"In the United States the Santa Fe was a pioneer in centralising its scrap handling at Corwith, near Chicago, but after 1924 abandoned this plan in favour of sorting at the point of origin."

Inflected Forms

points of origin (plural)

Questions

What does point of origin mean?: A place where something comes from or originates.

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