ORIGINATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

Example:

the foundation of a new scientific society

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("origination" is a kind of...):

beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "origination"):

authorship; paternity (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing)

Derivation:

originate (bring into being)

originate (come into existence; take on form or shape)

Meaning:

An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

Synonyms:

inception; origin; origination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("origination" is a kind of...):

beginning (the event consisting of the start of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "origination"):

germination (the origin of some development)

cause (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something)

overture; preliminary; prelude (something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows)

emanation; procession; rise ((theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost)

Derivation:

originate (come into existence; take on form or shape)

originate (begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.)