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origination

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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Borrowed from Latin orīginātiō, from orīgō (“to act, to commence”, stem as origin-) + -tiō.

noun originations

  1. uncountable The process of bringing something into existence.
  2. countable, error lua exec The act of bringing something into existence.

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"origination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/origination. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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origination. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/origination

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"origination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/origination.

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@misc{origination_2026,
  title = {origination},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/origination},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}