origin

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Synonyms: origan, origen

Antonyms: origan, origen

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Noun

1. The [[beginning]] of something.
2. The [[source]] of a river, information, goods, etc.
3. {{senseid|en|mathematics}} {{lb|en|mathematics}} The [[point]] at which the [[axis|axes]] of a [[coordinate]] system [[intersect]].
4. {{lb|en|anatomy}} The [[proximal]] end of attachment of a [[muscle]] to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
5. {{lb|en|cartography}} An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
6. {{lb|en|in the plural}} [[ancestry|Ancestry]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|rugby league}} the {{w|State of Origin series}} (an annual best-of-three [[rugby league]] series between {{w|New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales}} and {{w|Queensland rugby league team|Queensland}}, nicknamed the "[[Blues]]" and the "[[Maroons]]", respectively)

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