English noun: origination | |||
1. | origination (event) an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events | ||
Synonyms | inception, origin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cause, emanation, germination, overture, preliminary, prelude, procession, rise | ||
2. | origination (act) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | ||
Samples | She looked forward to her initiation as an adult. The foundation of a new scientific society. | ||
Synonyms | creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning, commencement, start | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | authorship, paternity | ||