o·rig·i·nate ( -r j -n t )v. o·rig·i·nat·ed, o·rig·i·nat·ing, o·rig·i·nates v.tr. To bring into being; create: originated the practice of monthly reports. v.intr. To come into being; start. See Synonyms at stem1. o·rig i·nation n.o·rig i·native adj.o·rig i·native·ly adv.o·rig i·nator n. |
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| Noun | 1. | origination - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" germination - the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent" cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" prelude, overture, preliminary - something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" procession, emanation, rise - (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" |
| 2. |  origination - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" authorship, paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" |
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