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origins

noun as in family, heritage

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Given the somewhat macabre origins of the feast, many of the celebrations were designed to placate the gods.

One of the interesting things about GJW was that its origins are almost entirely unknown.

I was also involved in the origins of the Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University.

This makes for an unusual, and risky, subject for a musical stage show – one with origins as a kind of citizen journalism project.

French media have trotted out specialists to explain the phenomenon and have generally pinpointed its origins abroad.

Also that the origins of Celtic Christendom contained distinctively Greek elements.

This is addressed to a very remote cousin in quest of information about the origins of the family.

The Lay, a rhyming romance; Waverley an historical novel; what, it may be asked, is so very remarkable about their origins?

He became especially concerned with historical origins and set himself to learn Latin and Greek that he might get at the sources.

They speculated as to the origins of political and social institutions and the laws of human progress.

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On this page you'll find 133 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to origins, such as: provenance, influence, element, motive, source, and connection.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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