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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
Approximately 80% of Greek sheep and goat's milk goes towards making feta cheese, which is a protected designation of origin within the European Union.
Under a deal with Washington in August, Uganda agreed to take in U.S. deportees who believe it unsafe to return to their countries of origin.
As this season's Formula 1 World Championship reaches a dramatic climax, some of the sport's most famous figures have been looking back at the humble origins of Britain's first team.
Dogs trace their origins to an extinct population of gray wolves that evolved alongside humans during the late Pleistocene about 20,000 years ago.
Despite their unknown origins, the photographs of the Nursey album told a dramatic and detailed story.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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