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origin

noun /ɔrɪdʒɪn/ 3 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 9
Definitions
noun

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

“Jupiter was the origin of the radiation”

noun

properties attributable to your ancestry

“he comes from good origins”

noun

an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

noun

the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

noun

the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

“the rumor had its origin in idle gossip”

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