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origin
Synonyms and Antonyms of origin
- The origins of human language remain a matter of considerable debate.
cradle, font, fountain, fountainhead, root, seedbed, source, spring, well, wellspring
- the origin of the tradition of giving presents on birthdays
fountainhead, germ, root, seed, seedbed
- They could trace their origins back 15 generations.
Synonym Discussion of origin
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- an investigation into the origin of baseball
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- the source of the Nile
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- the source of recurrent trouble
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- the business has been a success since its inception
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- the real root of the violence
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