Origination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɚɹˌɪdʒᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/əɹˌɪdʒɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əɹˌɪdʒɪnˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɚɹˌɪdʒᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
the foundation of a new scientific society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inception origin initiation foundation founding innovation creation instauration introduction institution

Parts of Speech

noun	an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
noun	the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”

Word Forms

originate	verb	begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
initiate	verb	bring into being
found	verb	set up or found
institute	verb	set up or lay the groundwork for
institutionalise	verb	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
create	verb	bring into existence
innovational	adjective	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
innovate	verb	bring something new to an environment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entstehung

ein Ereignis, das ein Anfang ist; ein erster Teil oder eine Phase nachfolgender Ereignisse

🇫🇷French

création

un événement qui est un début ; une première partie ou étape d'événements ultérieurs

🇪🇸Spanish

origen

un evento que es un comienzo; una primera parte o etapa de eventos posteriores

🇮🇹Italian

originazione

un evento che è un inizio; una prima parte o fase degli eventi successivi

🇳🇱Dutch

oorsprong

een gebeurtenis die een begin is; een eerste deel of fase van daaropvolgende gebeurtenissen

🇵🇹Portuguese

originação

um evento que é um começo; uma primeira parte ou estágio de eventos subsequentes

🇷🇺Russian

происхождение

событие, которое является началом; первая часть или этап последующих событий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्युत्पत्ति

एक घटना जो एक शुरुआत है; बाद की घटनाओं का पहला भाग या चरण

🇧🇩Bengali

উৎপত্তি

একটি ঘটনা যা একটি শুরু; পরবর্তী ঘটনাগুলির একটি প্রথম অংশ বা পর্যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தோற்றம்

ஒரு ஆரம்பம் என்று ஒரு நிகழ்வு; ஒரு முதல் பகுதி அல்லது அடுத்தடுத்த நிகழ்வுகளின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిర్భావం

ప్రారంభం అయిన ఒక సంఘటన; మొదటి భాగం లేదా తదుపరి సంఘటనల దశ

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्पत्ती

एक घटना जी एक सुरुवात आहे; त्यानंतरच्या घटनांचा पहिला भाग किंवा टप्पा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્પત્તિ

એક ઘટના જે શરૂઆત છે; અનુગામી ઘટનાઓનો પ્રથમ ભાગ અથવા તબક્કો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಲ

ಆರಂಭವಾದ ಘಟನೆ; ನಂತರದ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಮೊದಲ ಭಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ಹಂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉത്ഭവം

ഒരു തുടക്കമായ ഒരു സംഭവം; തുടർന്നുള്ള സംഭവങ്ങളുടെ ആദ്യ ഭാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഘട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਪਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਹੈ; ਬਾਅਦ ਦੀਆਂ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੜਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

ابتدا

ایک واقعہ جو ایک آغاز ہے؛ بعد کے واقعات کا پہلا حصہ یا مرحلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

起源

一个事件是一个开始；后续事件的第一部分或阶段

🇯🇵Japanese

起源

始まりとなる出来事。その後のイベントの最初の部分または段階

🇰🇷Korean

개시

시작되는 이벤트; 후속 사건의 첫 번째 부분 또는 단계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguồn gốc

một sự kiện là sự khởi đầu; phần đầu tiên hoặc giai đoạn của các sự kiện tiếp theo

🇹🇭Thai

การกำเนิด

เหตุการณ์ที่เป็นจุดเริ่มต้น ส่วนแรกหรือขั้นตอนของเหตุการณ์ที่ตามมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mula

suatu peristiwa yang merupakan permulaan; bagian pertama atau tahap peristiwa berikutnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pinagmulan

isang kaganapan na isang simula; isang unang bahagi o yugto ng mga kasunod na pangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

asal usul

peristiwa yang merupakan permulaan; bahagian pertama atau peringkat peristiwa seterusnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشأة

حدث هو البداية؛ الجزء الأول أو المرحلة الأولى من الأحداث اللاحقة

🇮🇷Persian

پیدایش

رویدادی که آغازی است؛ اولین بخش یا مرحله از رویدادهای بعدی

🇹🇷Turkish

köken

başlangıç olan bir olay; sonraki olayların ilk kısmı veya aşaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוצא

אירוע שהוא התחלה; חלק או שלב ראשון באירועים הבאים

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