ORIGINATIONS

Noun

originations

plural of origination

Source: Wiktionary


ORIGINATION

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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