ORIGINATION

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration

(noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”; “the foundation of a new scientific society”

origin, origination, inception

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

origination (countable and uncountable, plural originations)

(uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.

(countable) The act of bringing something into existence.

Source: Wiktionary


O*rig`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. originatio.]

1. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production. "The origination of the universe." Keill. What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination. Hickok.

2. Mode of production, or bringing into being. This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies, after the common origination of all caterpillars. Ray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 November 2024

ENEMA

(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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