origination

1. n. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production. Source: opted

2. n. Mode of production, or bringing into being. Source: opted

3. n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events Source: wordnet

4. n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new Source: wordnet

5. 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

6. n:100 n an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events n the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new Source: ecdict

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