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noun

1. properties attributable to your ancestry

e.g. he comes from good origins

Synonym: descentextraction

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

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

Synonym: originationinception

4. the descendants of one individual

e.g. his entire lineage has been warriors

Synonym: lineagelineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeancestryparentagestemmastock

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

e.g. the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
communism's Russian root

Synonym: beginningrootrootagesource

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

e.g. the rumor had its origin in idle gossip
vegetable origins
mineral origin
origin in sensation

noun

1. accepted or habitual practice

Synonym: usageusance

2. habitual patronage

e.g. I have given this tailor my custom for many years

3. a specific practice of long standing

Synonym: tradition

4. money collected under a tariff

Synonym: customscustoms dutyimpost

adj

1. regarded with admiration

noun

1. the act of excusing a mistake or offense

    Synonym: pardon

2. compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive