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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GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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