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• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/ or /ˈɒr.ə.dʒən/Category:Entries with IPA pronunciation
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔr.ɪ.dʒɪn/ or /ˈɔr.dʒɪn/Category:Entries with IPA pronunciation

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Noun

Origin is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (countable)Category:Countable nouns The origin of something is its beginning.

   The origin of the universe can be explained with the Big Bang theory

2. (countable)Category:Countable nouns The origin of something is the place where it comes from.
   • Synonym: source

   The origin of this apple is China.

   Apples have many origins; China, America, Turkey, and France are a few.

   The origin of this river is further east.