noun. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.

noun. Ancestry.

noun. The fact of originating; rise or derivation.

noun. The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.

noun. The point of intersection of coordinate axes, as in the Cartesian coordinate system.

To give rise to; originate; initiate.

To arise; originate.

noun. Beginning of existence; rise or first manifestation; first stage or indication of being or existence.

noun. That from which anything derives its being or nature; source of being or existence; cause or occasion; fountain; source: as, the origins of a nation.

noun. Hence, parentage; ancestry; pedigree; extraction; birth.

noun. In mathematics, the fixed starting-point from which measurement or motion starts; specifically, in analytical geometry, the point from which the coördinates are measured.

noun. In anatomy: The proximal, larger, or more fixed one of the two ends or attachments of a muscle; the part or place whence a muscle usually acts: opposed to insertion.

noun. The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.

noun. That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.

noun. The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in contradistinction to insertion.

noun. the point where the axes intersect. See Note under Ordinate.

noun. The beginning of something.

noun. The source of a river, information, goods, etc.

noun. The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect

noun. The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.

noun. an arbitrary point on the earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.

noun. ancestry

noun. the place where something begins, where it springs into being

noun. the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

noun. the descendants of one individual

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

noun. properties attributable to your ancestry

noun. the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

"Also Middle Eastern in origin is shanklish (sometimes spelled shanclish) made with either cow's or sheep's milk, formed into balls about 2 ½ inches in diameter and covered with zatar seasoning made with crushed sesame seeds, thyme and sumac berries."

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