| NOUN | event | origination, origin, inception | an event that is a beginning |
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| act | origination, initiation, founding, foundation, institution, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration | the act of starting something for the first time |
| Sounds | erih.jhahney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. | |
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| Synonyms | origin, inception | |
| Narrower | cause | events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something |
| emanation, rise, procession | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost | |
| germination | The origin of some development | |
| preliminary, overture, prelude | Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | |
| Broader | beginning | The event consisting of the start of something |
| Spanish | comienzo, génesis, origen | |
| Catalan | començament, gènesi, inici, origen | |
| Verbs | originate | come into existence |
| originate | begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc. | |
| Meaning | The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. | |
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| Synonyms | initiation, founding, foundation, institution, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration | |
| Narrower | authorship, paternity | The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing |
| Broader | beginning, start, commencement | The act of starting something |
| Spanish | creación, fundación, iniciación, inicio, instauración, institución, introducción | |
| Catalan | creació, fundació, instauració, institució, introducció | |
| Verbs | originate | bring into being |
| originate | come into existence | |
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