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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
“The origin of Brokpas is lost in antiquity,” a research article from the University of Delhi notes.
The mythic origin of the feast was the creation of the world by the god Marduk.
Some of the more notorious “green on blue” attacks have their origin in such outraged honor.
Black Alice and Strix have origin stories that more closely resemble the archetypal comic heroes.
The virus had to come from somewhere, but no one could figure out its origin.
Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
But not only has the name tobacco and the implements employed in its use caused much discussion but also the origin of the plant.
A marked increase indicates some pathologic condition at the site of their origin.
William King, archbishop of Dublin, died; author of a celebrated treatise on the origin of evil.
Carpenter were the leaders, and this is claimed to have been the origin of Mechanics' Institutes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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