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place of origin

noun phrase

Definition of place of origin

: the place where something is made or created
  • The wine is named for its place of origin.

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place play

  1. : physical environment : space

  2. : a way for admission or transit

  3. : physical surroundings : atmosphere

  1. : to put in or as if in a particular place or position : set

  2. : to present for consideration

  3. : to put in a particular state

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origin play

  1. : ancestry, parentage

  2. : rise, beginning, or derivation from a source

  3. : the point at which something begins or rises or from which it derives

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