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How to pronounce origins in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
Type of family tree, genealogy
Has types folk, sept, kinsfolk, phratry, family, side, family line, kinfolk
Type Words
Synonyms beginning, root, rootage, source
Type of point
Has types provenance, birthplace, cradle, derivation, fountainhead, head, headspring, headwater, home, jumping-off place, place of origin, point of departure, point source, provenience, wellhead, wellspring, spring, trail head, trailhead
Derivation originate


Jupiter was the origin of the radiation.
Type Words
Synonyms descent, extraction
Type of lineage, filiation, ancestry, derivation
Has types full blood


he comes from good origins.
Type Words
Synonyms inception, origination
Type of beginning
Has types emanation, cause, germination, overture, rise, preliminary, procession, prelude
Derivation originate
Type Words
Type of intersection
Type Words
Type of source


the rumor had its origin in idle gossip.
vegetable origins.
mineral origin.
origin in sensation.

Examples of origins

origins
Both disorders often seem mysterious in that their origins are hard to pinpoint.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Dominion Rd is a haven for great little eateries of all ethnicities and origins.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He wants to keep the medical origins and integrity of the programme at the fore.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The origins of the 12-hour day and night can be traced to the ancient Egyptians.
From the independent.co.uk
The words are pronounced the same, but their origins and meanings are different.
From the independent.co.uk
The find not only pushes back the origins of pelicans, but of related birds too.
From the newscientist.com
He joked about the origins of his paisley tie and his wedding on New Year's Eve.
From the dailytelegraph.com.au
The CCP says that this statue symbolizes China's return to its national origins.
From the theepochtimes.com
Each religion will have its own unique history and traditions about its origins.
From the bbc.co.uk
More examples
  • Beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
  • Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
  • An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
  • The point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
  • The source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived; "the rumor had its origin in idle gossip"; "vegetable origins"; "mineral origin"; "origin in sensation"
  • Lineage: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
  • The anatomical origin is a concept used when describing muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood and lymph vessels. ...
  • "Origin" is episode 18 of season 5 in the television show Angel.
  • Origin is an American death metal band from Topeka, Kansas, founded in 1998. They have been recognized by music critics and metal fans alike for combining a harsh sound with a high level of technical skill.