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3 ENTRIES FOUND:

or·i·gin

noun \ˈr-ə-jən, ˈär-\

Definition of ORIGIN

1
: the point at which something begins or rises or from which it derives
2
: the more fixed, central, or larger attachment of a muscle—compare insertion 1