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origin
noun as in cause, basis
Strongest matches
ancestor, ancestry, connection, element, influence, motive, provenance, root, source
Strong matches
agent, antecedent, author, base, causality, causation, creator, derivation, determinant, egg, embryo, fountain, generator, germ, impulse, inception, inducement, inspiration, mainspring, nucleus, occasion, parent, parentage, principle, producer, progenitor, provenience, roots, seed, spring, stock, well, wellspring
Weak match
noun as in beginning, inception
Strong matches
alpha, commencement, creation, dawn, dawning, embarkation, emergence, entrance, entry, forging, foundation, inauguration, ingress, initiation, introduction, launch, nativity, opener, origination, outbreak, outset, rise, start
Weak matches
blast off, day one, early stage, git go, square one, starting point
Example Sentences
Third, the country of origin can shape geopolitical insight and offer distinct views on politics, culture and global trends.
However, their specific points of origin have remained unclear since their discovery in 1912.
This feature may share the same origin as the NAA and could be its geological counterpart, having formed on the opposite side of the Labrador Sea during the breakup.
There has been much speculation over its origins, including that it references police radio code or 67th Street in Skrilla's hometown Philadelphia.
People outside Sudan often hear competing narratives about the war’s origins.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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