Definitions for: Origination

[n] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
[n] an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

Webster (1913) Definition: O*rig`i*na"tion, n. [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.

Synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, inception, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, origin

See Also: beginning, beginning, cause, commencement, germination, overture, preliminary, prelude, start

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