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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
Whatever their origin, countering the drones is not going to be easy.
Crucially, however, there is much ambiguity stemming from Islam’s origins.
The Smithsonian’s origins were not in the United States at all.
Barry Josephson, a Hollywood producer whose home near the fire’s origin was among a few spared total destruction, said “it’s very satisfying that a culprit will be brought to justice.”
As kids, the newest startup generation watched the Facebook origin story, “The Social Network,” carried iPhones as soon as they could read and wrote code as teens.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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